The Mariners have signed left-hander Rob Kaminsky to a minor league deal, based on his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The southpaw has been assigned to Triple-A Tacoma and can give the membership some non-roster depth.
Kaminsky, 29, has a small quantity of main league expertise, having pitched for the Cardinals in 2020. He appeared in 5 video games that yr with a 1.93 earned run common in a small pattern of 4 2/3 innings. He misplaced his roster spot later that yr and has been restricted to minor league offers in subsequent seasons.
For essentially the most half, his minor league outcomes have concerned few strikeouts however numerous floor balls. From 2021 to 2023, he tossed 78 innings within the minors with a 4.96 ERA. His 21.4% strikeout fee in that point was subpar however he acquired opponents to hit the ball into the grime round half the time.
This yr, Kaminsky made two appearances for the Staten Island Ferry Hawks of The Atlantic League, tossing 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 5 but in addition allowed 5 walks. Final month, he retweeted some footage of himself pitching at Driveline, along with his fastball seeming to get above 92 miles per hour and his secondary choices within the mid-to-high 80s. In his temporary huge league stint, Statcast had his fastball averaging 91.6 mph, his knuckle curve at 84.9 mph and his changeup at 83.1 mph.
The M’s have had some bullpen accidents this yr, with every of Matt Brash, Jackson Kowar, Gregory Santos and Gabe Speier on the injured listing. Brash and Kowar every had Tommy John surgical procedure and gained’t be coming again this season. Tayler Saucedo is the one lefty within the huge league bullpen in the mean time. The Mariners are a lot accustomed to Kaminsky as he was of their system the earlier two seasons, so have tapped him for an additional left-hander within the minors.
