The Twins have signed right-hander Alex Speas, as initially introduced by Speas’ company, Munger English Sports activities Administration (X hyperlink). Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune confirmed that it’s a minor league deal, and SKOR North’s Darren Wolfson provides that Speas will get an invite to the Twins’ large league Spring Coaching camp.
Minnesota turns into Speas’ sixth completely different MLB group inside the final 14 months. A second-round decide for the Rangers within the 2016 draft, Speas spent his whole professional profession with Texas till October 2023, when the White Sox claimed the righty off waivers. The A’s traded for Speas final April, and he subsequently went to the Astros after which the Pink Sox on different waiver claims after being designated for project. Boston DFA’ed Speas as nicely and outrighted him off their 40-man roster in August, and Speas completed out the season pitching with Triple-A Worcester.
Speas’ transactional whirlwind resulted in only a single sport on the Main League degree, as he tossed two reduction innings for the Astros on Might 31 (in a 6-1 loss to his new group, the Twins). Speas’ total MLB resume consists of 4 video games, as he first reached the Present with three appearances for Texas through the 2023 season. Speas has a 9.00 ERA in that small pattern dimension as a giant leaguer, and an 8.69 ERA in 58 profession innings on the Triple-A degree.
These struggles may be instantly traced to a garish 23.05% stroll fee, as Speas’ incapacity to seek out the plate has left him unable to assert any kind of foothold within the majors. Since Speas has a 28.13% strikeout fee at Triple-A and a fastball within the 100mph vary, it’s simple to see why groups maintain taking probabilities on Speas, and the Twins will change into the newest membership to see if it could harness Speas’ management and switch him right into a helpful reduction pitcher. Speas turns 27 in March, so it isn’t too late for him to interrupt out if he can ship even a satisfactory stroll fee.