The Indians have designated veteran righty Shaun Marcum for assignment, the club announced. Fellow right-hander Jeff Manship will be called up, taking Marcum’s 40-man spot. Southpaw Kyle Crockett has been recalled from Triple-A as well, with infielder Zach Walters headed to Columbus in his place.
This is the second time that Marcum has been put into DFA limbo by Cleveland this year. He accepted an outright assignment the last time around. A veteran of nine MLB seasons, Marcum had not thrown at the big league level since 2013.
The 33-year-old has worked to a 5.40 ERA this year with 7.7 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9 over 35 innings. He’s been hurt by the long ball, permitting 2.3 long balls per nine on a 20% homer-to-flyball rate. But at least some indicators show promise: Marcum does carry a 4.22 xFIP and 3.97 SIERA.
What have you done for me lately? Geez, he’s one start removed from a 7 inning, 2 hit, shutout performance against Seattle. What does that say about Seattle’s offense?
Yeah, he’s been roughed up a couple times, but that’s Shawn Marcum.
“Fellow right-hander Jeff Manship and southpaw will be called up”
isn’t a southpaw a LHP?
It is. Just take out “and southpaw” from the sentence and it’ll make complete sense.