The Marlins despatched right-hander Christian Roa outright to Triple-A Jacksonville, in keeping with the MLB.com transaction log. That drops the workforce’s 40-man roster depend to 37. Groups must determine by Tuesday which prospects they need to add to the 40-man to maintain out of the Rule 5 draft.
Miami simply grabbed Roa off waivers from the Reds two weeks in the past. They presumably did so with the hope of getting him by means of waivers themselves. They succeeded in that bid and might retain him as non-roster depth (assuming he goes unselected within the Rule 5). Roa had by no means beforehand been outrighted and doesn’t have the requisite service time to elect free company.
Roa was Cincinnati’s second-round decide in 2020. The Texas A&M product has but to make his main league debut. The Reds chosen his contract final offseason to maintain him out of the Rule 5 draft. They stored him on non-obligatory task to Triple-A Louisville for many of the season. Roa struggled to a 5.55 earned run common in 48 2/3 innings throughout 23 appearances. His season ended with a shoulder pressure.
That clearly wasn’t an amazing displaying, however Roa ranked among the many Reds’ high 30 prospects at Baseball America coming into 2024. He’d been a starter for many of his profession earlier than shifting to the bullpen this yr. Prospect evaluators have raised that chance for some time due to his subpar management. Coming into the season, BA credited Roa with an honest four-pitch combine headlined by an above-average slider. He’ll in all probability get a non-roster invite to large league Spring Coaching.
