The Guardians released veteran right-hander and outrighted lefty to Triple-A Columbus, according to the at MLB.com. Cleveland had designated both relievers for a signment in recent days. The Guardians announced that Gose accepted his a signment. He can be selected back to the big league roster whenever the team needs a fresh arm, and Barlows release creates an opening to do so rather easily. Barlow pitched in 63 games for the Guardians this year. Cleveland acquired the right-hander in an offseason swap that sent to the Padres. It was a rare trade in which the Guardians took on a fairly significant salary he ultimately settled on a $6.7MM deal for his final year of arbitration to add the more established player. Barlow had been the Royals closer in recent seasons and worked in high-leverage spots with San Diego in the second half of last year. That track record initially earned him important innings with Cleveland. Barlow had pitched fairly well through the seasons first few months. A tough second half had increasingly pushed him down the leverage hierarchy for skipper Stephen Vogt, however. Barlow has allowed nearly six earned runs per nine with a diminished 18.9% strikeout rate since the All-Star Break. He had fanned more than 32% of batters faced with a 3.52 ERA in 38 1/3 innings during the seasons first half. Barlows overall numbers are pa sable. He has a 4.25 ERA with an above-average 28.2% strikeout percentage and a grounder rate Tyler Heineman Jersey above 47%. His 12.9% walk rate is high but not dramatically above last seasons 11.4% mark. The late-season dip in performance was concerning, though, and thats especially true considering Barlows velocity. He had averaged 95 MPH on his fastball and 84-85 on his slider during his best seasons with Kansas City. Those respective marks dipped to 93 and 83 last year and are down further this season. Barlows slider has checked in around 81 MPH all year. His fastball had dipped to the 90-91 range in the last couple months. The Guardians remain on the hook for the final few weeks of Barlows salary. He surpa sed six years of major league service this season and would have been a free agent during the upcoming offseason in any case. Barlow could try to sign with another contender for the final couple weeks of the regular season, but he would not be eligible for postseason play. He may choose to look ahead to next offseason. Barlow could still find a big league deal going into 2025, though hes unlikely to land the multi-year contract that seemed itd be on the table a couple months ago. As for Gose, an outright was the expected outcome after Cleveland designated him for a signment for the fourth time in the last month. The southpaw had the right to elect free agency but is clearly comfortable with the organization, as he either accepted an outright or re-signed on a minor league deal shortly after each of his previous DFAs. Gose has made three MLB appearances this season, allowing five runs in 4 1/3 innings. He carries a 3.27 ERA with huge strikeout (32.8%) and walk (14.7%) rates over 41 1/3 frames with Columbus. Cam Eden Jersey
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