TODAY: Pinto has elected free agency, the Phillies announced this evening. He’ll return to the open market with an eye toward finding a fresh deal elsewhere.
May 2: The Phillies announced that right-hander Ricardo Pinto has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A LeHigh Valley. This is his second career outright, meaning he has the right to reject this assignment and elect free agency, though it’s not yet clear if he’s chosen to do so.
Pinto, 30, signed a minor league deal with the Phils in the winter and was added to their roster a few days into the season. He made six appearances, tossing 10 2/3 innings, but allowed 13 earned runs in that time. He struck out eight batters and walked five.
He likely didn’t deserve to have results quite that bad. His 59.1% ground ball rate was quite strong while his .405 batting average on balls in play and 51.7% strand rate are both on the unlucky side. His 6.04 FIP and 4.19 SIERA each paint a nicer portrait than Pinto’s ERA. Regardless, he was bumped off the Phillies’ roster and none of the 29 other teams decided to take a chance on him. He previously pitched in the big leagues in 2017 and 2019 but those stints didn’t go well either, so he now has a career ERA of 9.07 in 42 2/3 career innings.
As mentioned, Pinto has the right to elect free agency but he’s listed on the roster of the IronPigs, which seems to suggest he’ll stick with the Phils as non-roster depth.
I think at the deadline or before Phillies need to add one more elite RP. This team has few holes on the roster
Yankees have a slightly used Michael Tonkin for that elite role…..
He can stay there. It still surprises me he got playoff innings last year
Yes, no beans about it.
The deadline is too far away. D D needs to trade for a veteran reliever. A solid 6/7th inning guy would do.
And perhaps a LH bat that plays RF and can spell Castellanos against certain RHP.
Dodgers have injuries everywhere, maybe DD will consider a Taijuan Walker & Christian Pache for Jason Heyward & Evan Phillips. Seranthony has been shaky, I agree we could use another reliever, preferably RH setup.
My grandfather drove a Pinto when I was a kid. Ugly little car and I hated being caught inside it by friends lol. Just like that car, no one wants a Pinto around.
Dominguez is done. If the dodgers did that deal, it’s a win for the Phillies. I’d sign Bauer too. What can you lose?
Dominguez looks lost every time he gets in the game. It’s shocking he doesn’t get lost to the ballpark everyday
For years he’s looked mentally shaky. Ser, Alvarado and Soto all have shaky moments but Alvarado and Soto carry true confidence in the lean times. Ser looks scared when tying his shoes despite his stuff being filthy good.
Nationals back end bullpen piece as a reclamation project of sorts, for DC, maybe?
“His 6.04 FIP….paints a nicer portrait.” It almost seems like you are making a joke.