The Red Sox selected right-hander Norwith Gudino to the club’s roster earlier tonight, per a club announcement. Gudino is serving as the club’s 27th man during tonight’s game against the Mets after the clubs completed yesterday’s suspended game earlier today. Gudino will take the 40-man roster spot that had been previously vacated by right-hander Jake Faria, who was designated for assignment earlier this week.
Gudino, 27, would make his major league debut by getting into tonight’s game. Gudino’s professional career began with the Giants back in 2015, though he wouldn’t get his first taste of full-season baseball until 2018. That year, he posted a 4.41 ERA in 79 2/3 innings across three levels while mostly pitching out of the rotation. Gudino moved to relief in 2019, and dominated to a 0.53 ERA in 33 2/3 innings of work.
The right-hander did not pitch in 2020 due to the cancelled minor league season, but received his first taste of upper-minors action in the 2021 as he pitched to a solid 3.90 ERA in 60 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A. Unfortunately for Gudino, he’s struggled significantly the past two seasons. He posted a brutal 8.87 ERA in 47 2/3 innings at Triple-A for the Giants last year before electing free agency this past offseason and signing on with the Red Sox on a minor league deal.
His results at Triple-A with the Red Sox have improved relative to those he posted with the Giants last year, though his 5.54 ERA in 52 innings while swinging between the bullpen and the rotation still leave something to be desired. That being said, his peripheral numbers have taken a significant turn for the worse in 2023. After posting strikeout rates around 30% in the upper minors throughout his career, that figure has plummeted to just 12.2% in 2023, a figure nearly matched by his 11% walk rate.
Despite these flaws, Gudino will get a chance in the majors with Boston, where he could be called upon to provide length in a bullpen where other multi-inning options such as Nick Pivetta and Josh Winckowski are relief on for late-inning roles.
What a name
In the pantheon with Pee Wee Reese and Hiram Bocachica.
What an odd choice to add to the roster. Boston has much better arms in Worcester they could have added over this guy. This might be one of those call him up and DFA him after the game decisions to keep open up a spot on the 40-man roster when they let Faria go. Even if it is, I don’t understand why they chose him over many better options on the farm. They could just DFA him while in AAA.
If you are only brining up a guy for one or two games, I think it is better to bring up a guy that will be DFA’d due to the following:
“Players may only be optioned five times per season; after that, it requires outright assignment waivers to assign the player to the Minor Leagues.”
“Upon being optioned to the Minor Leagues, a position player must remain there for a minimum of 10 days before he is eligible to be recalled to the Major League roster. For pitchers, the minimum is 15 days. If a player is serving as the 27th man for a doubleheader or replacing a player who has been placed on the injured list, there is no minimum number of days for which the optioned player must remain in the Minors.”
mlb.com/glossary/transactions/minor-league-options
I’m not against him norwith him.
*rimshot*
I don’t think all of the usual rules apply to the 27th man for a double-header. For instance, I’m pretty sure he can be sent back down without being DFA’ed.
Correct.
“If a player is serving as the 27th man for a doubleheader or replacing a player who has been placed on the injured list, there is no minimum number of days for which the optioned player must remain in the Minors.”
…but it still counts as 1 of the 5 options. After 5 options, the player must be waived.
But he will have to be dfa’d when they need that spot on the 40 again
He’ll be DFA in about 3hrs from now
you gotta give Bloom credit for being able to dig under EVERY SINGLE rock for players and most importantly staying under the cap.
Because he did such a good job staying under the cap last season, when it arguably mattered the most.
I have no problem with them going over last season, it’s staying over I take issue with. When it was pretty likely they weren’t making the playoffs they should have done everything to get under, but Bloom “wanted that group to get into the playoffs”. If that didn’t lose him the fanbase nothing will
I’m not sure there was a way. If you’re saying they should’ve sold only, and not bought at all, at last year’s deadline then that’s fair criticism, and, id agree – with the caveat i advocated for a big selloff last year too, and thought they shouldve stocked up by selling those guys who walked…
If you’re saying once it became apparent that the attempt to straddle the line and both buy and sell failed spectacularly, then they should’ve gotten under, I’m not sure how that’d work.
With the deadline passed, you couldn’t trade, and, revocable waivers aren’t a thing to try to selectively let someone assume a contract or two anymore.
So, you would have two choices… 1) try to save a few million, just about a few tens of thousands in pro-rata milb minimum at a time, by gutting your non-40 man minor leaguers for cash considerations as that’s one of the few tradeable assets post deadline. Which would be a horrible idea. 2) you randomly DFA and place on release waivers actual talent, and hope they don’t just go unclaimed where you also only save pro-rata league minimum… which, again, doesn’t save much. And so it’s also not angreat idea.
North by Norwith Gudino…
Brasier with the Dodgers
1.38 ERA
0.77 WHIP
And the same guys that complained about him constantly are now complaining about Gudino.
You probably think this song is about ya.
John Schreiber got hurt literally the first game following the Brasier DFA. There’s a reason teams often push DFA decisions back as far as possible.
he was still atrocious and unlike Chris martin I’m highly dubious of his ability to continue to perform at this level. That said I have no problem with calling up Gudino. it’s a nothing move that people who have nothing better to do but complain.
“Unlike Chris Martin?”
No kidding.. One is a topline reliever making 8M a year,, another isn’t
You like Garza better?
Maybe slightly?. Regardless I’m still not a fan Braiser no matter how well he’s pitched for the month he’s been with LA and could care less he isn’t on the Red Sox anymore. you’re picking the wrong hill to die on with this.
Chris martin reference was to the dodgers abilities to rehab middling relievers and turn them into something good. I remain dubious Brasier will continue to perform at this level
How about Barraclough for Pete’s sake?
I think we have a Yeti sighting…
Gudino was only going to pitch if it was a blowout! Just like Faria coming into a game the Red Sox had the lead of 11-0 and proceeding to give up 5 runs in two innings, then get a DFA. There have been more garbage pitchers called up this year than any I can remember. I get it and agree with the moves. Let the legit pitchers develop, and call them up when they are going to stay are a while. The garage pitchers can pitch NON-leverage innings and get their DFA (most of them have cleared waivers and returned to AAA).
This is a little like what Theo would do when manipulating the DL.
Bummer that Gudino didn’t get in either game! His MLB debut will have to wait.
Garbage Time or Crunch Time even a disastrous outing is a Major League Outing that will be treasured by the player, his family, and his friends for a lifetime. There will never be another first call-up. Hurray for the kid and his family he made it to the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 13 pitcher maximum means there is a constant rotation of pitchers through that spot. It means more players for fewer games, and a lot of debuts.
$4000 MLB minimum per day pay is not insignificant for these guys as well. The fans just need to adjust expectations for the emergency 13th pitcher.
Worcester is a total ban box where fly ball hit the vortex for HRs…. All of the pitchers there have astronomical ERAs when most are, somewhat, better than their ERAs look.
Sox make history with the first Norwith.
Is Bloom for real???