#Adam brett walker ll free#

I don’t think he’ll be added until later this season. It’s important to remember Palka is not on the Minnesota Twins’ 40-man roster, yet. WATCH Daniel Palka hit his first HR in his Triple-A debut (one of his two in tonight's win)…Also smashed a 2B. Palka’s debut with the Red Wings went as he hit a double and two home runs. I don’t see him becoming the 20-20 type of player because he’s busy hitting no-doubt home runs. With the Lookouts he had 21 home runs, as previously mentioned, and seven stolen bases.

#Adam brett walker ll free#

The 24-year-old is making quite the impression this season.Ībout a month ago I profiled Palka and his impressive performances with the Lookouts. I noted his free swinging ability and likeness to Oswaldo Arcia.īefore I wrote about Palka a month ago, I wrote about his excellent start to the season in which I wondered if Palka can be a 20 HR-20 SB type of player.

When added to his season total, he’d have 38 home runs and 118 RBI. If his home run rate remained the same he could add about 17 home runs and 53 RBI. With 56 games left in the Red Wings schedule, Palka theoretically could get another 243 at-bats.

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It wouldn’t be entirely surprising to see another team enticed by that incredible raw power and claim Walker, however.

If the Brewers can fix his awful approach and teach him to play first base, there could eventually be some value there. I was not entirely pleased that the Brewers claimed the 25 year old in the first place and his profile doesn’t look like one that can succeed against big league pitching, but should he clear waivers he’ll be unable to elect free agency and I wouldn’t mind seeing him remain as depth within the organization. So much for the feel-good story of a local kid getting the chance to suit up for his hometown team. Recently claimed Blake Parker and minor league signee Luke Barker both also feature a split-fingered pitch, so perhaps that quality is something that Slingin’ David Stearns has homed in on this winter after the stunning success that #2016BrewersAce Junior Guerra experienced while utilizing the pitch as a prominent part of his arsenal.Īdam Walker’s stay on the 40 man winds up being a short one, as he’ll now be exposed to waivers for the second time in less than two weeks. Interestingly, Geltz is now the third pitcher acquired by the Brewers this offseason that features a splitter, which is considered a rare pitch in today’s MLB. In that time he’s allowed a 3.36 ERA with marks of 10.7 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9. He has spent parts of five seasons in AAA, appearing in 128 games and tossing 179.2 innings.

Geltz is a shorter pitcher with a stocky build (5’10”, 210 lbs) and throws from an over-the-top arm angle. Geltz does at least throw relatively hard (average fastball of 92.2 MPH in 2016) and he mixes in a slider and split-finger with his arsenal. 212 career BABIP against, Geltz’s ERA would almost certainly be much higher. The righty has served up an astounding 22 long balls in his 110 career appearances (1.9 HR/9). Geltz is an extreme fly ball pitcher (28.8% career ground ball rate) and has allowed hard contact nearly 35% of the time in the big leagues, which has helped give him a home run rate that would make 2014 Marco Estrada cringe. He’s generated a career 10.4% swinging strike rate and has struck out 99 batters at the big league level (8.5 K/9), but he has also struggled with walks (career 3.7 BB/9). Geltz has pitched parts of four seasons in The Show and all together he owns a 4.23 ERA but a 5.36 FIP across 104.1 innings. Last season in Tampa, Geltz pitched to a 5.74 ERA and 7.91 FIP across 26.2 innings, striking out 23 batters against 9 walks. He debuted in the big leagues with Los Angeles in 2012 and was traded to Tampa Bay for Dane de la Rosa in March of 2013, and had been with the Rays ever since then.

Geltz turned 29 earlier this month and began his career in 2008, signing with the Angels as an undrafted free agent. In order to make room for Geltz on the 40 man roster, Milwaukee native Adam Brett Walker was designated for assignment less than two weeks after he became a Brewer. Geltz had been designated for assignment by Tampa Bay on November 18th in advance of the Rule 5 protection deadline. The Milwaukee Brewers announced a roster move via their Twitter account earlier today, claiming right handed reliever Steve Geltz off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.