The Dodgers have designated right-hander Shane Greene for assignment in order to open a spot on the roster for AJ Pollock, who is returning from the 10-day injured list, per a club announcement.
Greene, 32, sat out until May this season before returning to the Braves on a one-year deal. The Atlanta reunion didn’t go well, however, as the former setup man struggled to the tune of 16 runs allowed in 17 innings (8.47 ERA) before being cut loose. Greene quickly latched on with the Dodgers, and while things went a bit better in nine games, there were still some red flags. Greene allowed only three runs in 6 2/3 innings (4.05 ERA), but he also walked five batters and hit three more.
Command hasn’t typically been a major issue for Greene, who entered the season with a career 8.3 percent walk rate. However, it’s clearly been an Achilles heel this year as he’s walked 12.4 percent of his opponents and plunked 3.5 percent of them. Couple that with the fact that a heater which once averaged 95.9 mph (2017) is now clocking in at a career-low average of 93.1 mph, and it’s perhaps not entirely surprising to see Green struggling at previously unforeseen levels.
The Dodgers will now place Greene on outright waivers or release waivers within the next few days. Greene has the service time to reject an outright assignment anyhow, so this seems likely to end his time with the club. Given the limited number of days remaining on the regular-season calendar, it could also spell the end of Greene’s 2021 season. He’ll be a free agent again this offseason and perhaps look for an earlier deal so as to allow himself a full Spring Training this time around. He’ll likely have to settle for a minor league pact, but given Greene’s track record, there should be several clubs willing to take that flier on him.
Been a horrible year for Shane Green been cut loose by Atlanta and now Los Angeles. Wonder if the new rules involving baseball substance grip by pitchers have anything to do with his lack of success
His numbers suggest he was very fortunate the year ATL traded for him-by far his best. Guessing AA and company knew this and only signed him out of attrition when they did.
Shane Greene did this to himself. Missing all that time while he held out really hurt him. Early in the off-season he was offered multi-year contracts that would have paid him more than Marc Melancon. He thought he was worth more than that. He was clearly wrong. His over confidence cost him the biggest payday he would have ever had in his life.
Shane Greene is a guy who lost a few mph and is now a batting practice pitcher at most.
Critics raged on Atlanta to resign Greene. When they did, what did they get? Shame Greene. Better luck next year
Booooooooo
Gonna be a Met before the year is out.
Might as well cruise down the 5 about 40 miles and enjoy the much better quality of life and much worse baseball team Orange County has to offer.
At this point the Angels are about to start holding drawings for fans to pitch out of the bullpen.
I hate to break this to you but players on LA teams don’t actually live in LA
I know this very well. Used to see Kobe’s helicopter day after day.
Players for the Angels live at the beach and only have a 20-30 minute commute.
So do most of the Dodgers live near the coast. Athletes tend to live in the South Bay. Most of the Kings do, as well.
Im a Braves fan, Send him to the Phillies.
Padres Staerter this weekend
But he won’t be eligible to pitch for ‘em in the post-season!!!
Padres in the post season?
I honestly hope they make it, but I’m not so confident.
Getting one of the better hitters in the NL back this year has gotta help the Dodgers.
Justin Upton likely done for the year
His numbers were declining in Detroit they were lucky to get rid of them when they did he really never did anything in Atlanta is overrated and the results of played out
There was a reason he couldn’t get signed. Surprised the Angels didn’t sign him.
Only 2 years removed from a crazy good season, although his overall stats lean bad, am sure some down and out team needing bullpen fillers will take a swing next season
I’m picturing MLB pitchers (or their goo dealers) traveling through America wearing trench coats lined on the inside with countless vials of sticky, just like the old-school cliche guy selling knock-off watches.
Shane Greene misses his trench coat.
For all the people saying Greene was bad, you definitely have to take into account his season starting in June, that means he missed so much prep work. His spring training has been on the diamond at MLB level, plus looking at his situation his first game back was a 1/3 of an inning and he gave up 2 runs, this shot his ERA to 54.00 straight away, then on Jun 16 he had 2/3 of an inning and gave up 3, then he didn’t pitch for 5 days, do you think that was good for him to get his mechanics in shape, on 21 Jun then he pitched another 2/3 of an inning and gave up 3 again, on July 4 he gave up 3 again, and then on July 21 he gave up 2. All of the damage has mainly come in 5 games out of the very low 19 games(with the Braves) he’s participated in. He has some great pitches in his arsenal, with more work and getting in the groove he can be very good. Most people here didn’t want Luke Jackson either, he certainly has left mud on many commenters faces as he has pitched magnificently this year.
Hope Detroit takes a minor league flyer on him. Can always use bullpen depth, and he was comfortable here.
If Joey Wentz comes back from TJ surgery healthy, the Tigers will have won this trade. I never was sold on Greene when he was with Detroit.