Catching up on some minor transactions from around the league Guardians right-hander has elected free agency after being last week. The right-hander was acquired by Cleveland in a trade with the Giants earlier this month after he had been DFAd in San Francisco. A second-round pick by the Phillies in the 2017 draft and a former consensus top-40 prospect in the game, Howard has struggled badly at the big league level throughout his career. In parts of five seasons with the Phillies, Rangers, Giants, and Guardians, the righty sports a 7.00 ERA in 144 innings of work with a 5.63 FIP and a 19.9% strikeout rate. In recent seasons, his struggles in the majors have extended to his time at Triple-A, where he now sports a career 4.83 ERA in 143 1/3 frames. Pirates left-hander Jeremiah Martin Jersey elected free agency after being last week. Fleming signed a split contract with the club back in February and was outrighted off the clubs roster in May, though he was selected back to the roster last month. Though he struggled in his first stint with the Pirates, hes looked quite good in 12 1/3 innings of work since returning to the big leagues with a 1.46 ERA, though hes only notched four strikeouts in that time. Still, teams on the hunt for lefty bullpen depth could consider turning to Fleming on the back of that solid recent work and his strong 58.4% career groundball rate. Red Sox right-hander was outrighted to Triple-A after being to make room for catcher on the clubs 40-man roster. Speas, 26, never appeared at the big league level for Boston after being claimed off waivers from the Astros late last month. Since making his MLB debut with the Rangers last year, the right-hander has just four big league appearances under his belt over which he owns a 9.00 ERA and matching 30% strikeout and walk rates. Hes struggled badly at the Triple-A level for four different organizations this year with a collective 11.47 ERA in 24 1/3 innings of work between the Astros, As, White Sox, and Red Sox affiliates. Mets right-hander was outrighted to Triple-A after being to make room for the return of from the injured list last week. Fujinami boasted impre sive strikeout rates in Japans Nippon Profe sional Baseball but paired that high-octane stuff with control i sues. He signed with the As during the 2022-23 offseason but struggled badly with them as he pitched to an 8.57 ERA with a 13% walk rate. His 4.85 ERA and 4.13 FIP with the Orioles were more palatable, leading the Mets to sign him to a one-year deal, but hes struggled to a 10.95 ERA at the Triple-A level this year without pitching in the majors. DeAndre Jordan Jersey
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