The Phillies announced Thursday that they’ve selected the contract of veteran right-hander Fernando Salas for the second time this season. Philadelphia also recalled southpaw Cole Irvin from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and, in a pair of corresponding moves, optioned lefty Austin Davis and righty Edgar Garcia to Triple-A. The Phillies had a 40-man vacancy, so no DFA or 60-day IL placement was required to add Salas to the 40-man roster.
Salas, 34, pitched just one inning in his previous stint with the Phils, allowing a solo homer and recording a strikeout. He was designated for assignment shortly thereafter and accepted an outright assignment upon clearing waivers. Since returning to the IronPigs, Salas has surrendered two runs on five hits and no walks with eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Overall, he has a 2.51 ERA and a 14-to-3 K/BB ratio in 14 1/3 innings of work in Triple-A this year.
Of course, Salas is also a seasoned big league veteran, having spent nine seasons in the Majors prior to 2019. He tossed 40 innings with the D-backs last year and carries a lifetime 3.91 ERA with 8.7 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and 1.1 HR/9 in 488 innings between the Cardinals, Angels, Mets, Diamondbacks and Phillies. He’ll add a fresh arm to an injury-ravaged Philadelphia bullpen that went through five relievers yesterday after starter Nick Pivetta lasted just 2 1/3 innings due to a lengthy rain delay.
This will right the bullpen ship!
“He’ll add a fresh arm to an injury-ravaged Philadelphia bullpen that went through five relievers yesterday after starter Nick Pivetta lasted just 2 1/3 innings against the Dodgers.”
Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda also lasted “only” 2 innings. That’s what happens when you have rain delays.
Either the post was edited or you quoted incorrectly
There is one phrase, that MBL writers use, that has always made me chuckle and that phrase is “fresh arm”. As if the pitcher being brought up hasn’t been pitching in the minors.
Well I assume they mean he’s one of the more rested arms they have in the minor leagues and may not have pitched at all over the past few days.
The Phillies will finally be in their Salas days.
This article makes it seem like Pivetta got shelled. He actually didn’t for once. It was a rain delay that lasted several hours.
I would be willing to bet that the author didn’t look at that.
Would also be willing to bet that he would have gotten shelled had there been no rain delay lol
“Would also be willing to bet that he would have gotten shelled had there been no rain delay lol”
The way he has been going I’d say there’s a 97 or so percent chance you are correct. The 3% being that he pitched very well against the Dodgers in his last start against them.
He needs to remain with the team. He is a better option than both Davis and Garcia.
garbage in
garbage out
Throwback to when Salas had a good month for the Mets, got $3MM to come back for the next season, and got run into the ground by Terry Collins. Good times…
2hr 37 minute rain delay …..ugh.
They noted during the broadcast that Davis has been moved between AAA and the big club a dozen times already this season. He’s not a bad lefty but like a lot of the Phillies pitchers this year, control and command seems to be something that he leaves in Lehigh when he motors down the turnpike .