The Reds introduced Wednesday that they have actually asserted lefty Bennett Sousa off waivers from theWhite Sox Chicago had actually marked him for task on Monday when settling their 1 year handleElvis Andrus Cincinnati put right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez, that went through Tommy John surgical procedure last July, on the 60-day hurt listing to get rid of a place on the 40-man lineup.
The 27-year-old Sousa made his MLB launching with the Sox in 2015 however was knocked around for 19 operate on 25 hits as well as 10 strolls in 25 1/3 frameworks– an 8.31 AGE. Ugly as that proving was, he’s frequently kipped down sub-4.00 Ages in the top minors while showing above-average strikeout as well as ground-ball prices. Command concerns have actually pestered him sometimes, nevertheless, as well as while Sousa wanted to have actually transformed an edge with a little 5.3% stroll price in 2021, he strolled 10.3% of his challenger in a comparable example dimension of Triple- A innings this previous period.
Overall, Sousa has a 3.96 AGE, a 32.2% strikeout price as well as 8.1% stroll price in 50 Triple- A frameworks, along with a 2.96 AGE, 35.6% strikeout price as well as 13.9% stroll price in 27 1/3 innings at the Double- A degree. Sousa has a set of minors alternative years staying as well as balanced a strong 94.3 miles per hour on his heating system in the major leagues in 2015. Paired with his 11.7% swinging-strike price (as well as background of missing out on bats in the minors) there might be enhancement coming up for the undesirable 12.5% strikeout price he uploaded in the Majors in 2015.
Sousa signs up with Reiver Sanmartin as a lefty alternative for supervisor David Bell‘s bullpen. That’s the only set of southpaw alternatives on the 40-man lineup– beyond possibility Brandon Williamson, that’ll certainly remain to be made use of as a starter– however Sousa will certainly have competitors in camp in the kind of non-roster guests like Daniel Norris as well as Alex Young.
