The Royals are having a hard clip keeping pitchers connected the roster successful the canine days of summer. The squad had a 5.60 ERA during the period of June, third-worst successful baseball. Today the continued the roster churn, calling up seasoned relievers José Cuas and Randy Dobnak from Triple-A Omaha. The squad optioned Eric Cerantola to Omaha and placed pitcher Connor Seabold connected the Injured List.
Cuas pitched for the Royals successful 2022 and 2023, appearing successful 92 games with a 4.08 ERA. The erstwhile infielder-turned-pitcher brings a sidearm transportation that generates precocious groundball rates, though helium has struggled with walks astatine times. The Royals traded him successful 2023 to the Cubs for outfielder Nelson Velázquez, and helium has bounced astir the league since then, pitching successful the Blue Jays, Phillies, and Braves organizations. The Royals signed him to a insignificant league declaration past wintertime and helium had a 3.31 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 19 walks successful 32.2 innings for Omaha.
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The Royals acquired Dobnak from the Mariners for currency considerations 2 weeks ago. The 31-year-old right-hander had a terrific debut successful a constricted illustration with the Twins successful 2019, but has struggled since then. He has pitched successful conscionable six large league games since 2021 contempt signing a guaranteed semipermanent declaration with the Twins. He had a 4.24 ERA successful 13 starts astatine Triple-A with the Mariners this year, but had an “upward mobility” clause successful his insignificant league declaration that required them to connection him to different teams to beryllium placed connected different 40-man roster.
Cerantola has been up successful a fewer stints with the Royals, but struggled mightily successful the nonaccomplishment to the Rays Tuesday night, walking six of the 9 batters helium faced. In 4 games with the Royals, helium has allowed six runs and 10 walks successful 5.1 innings. Seabold exited yesterday’s crippled successful the 5th inning and was diagnosed with a close lat strain. In 5 games with the Royals, helium has allowed six runs (five earned).
To marque country connected the 40-man roster, the squad transferred Kris Bubic to the 60-day Injured List. Bubic was to marque a rehab commencement for Omaha tonight, but was scratched and volition instrumentality to Kansas City for much observation. His stint connected the Injured List backdates to May 15, truthful helium would inactive beryllium eligible to beryllium activated by July 15, if helium is healthy.
In summation to Bubic and Seabold, the Royals presently person Cole Ragans, Carlos Estévez, and Nick Mears connected the Injured List. The pitching unit has fixed up 74 runs successful their past 9 games, including 22 runs connected Saturday against the White Sox.
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