Seattle Mariners reliever Eduard Bazardo is behind in his throwing program this spring due to an undisclosed injury. The 28-year-old was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles last season after he was designated for assignment by the O's. He made 10 MLB outings between the two clubs and posted a 4.50 ERA and a 16.4% K-BB% across 16 innings of work. The right-hander spent much of his season at Triple-A Norfolk in the Orioles' organization where he worked to a quality 3.05 ERA across 27 outings while he also posted a 3.86 ERA across 10 appearances with Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners' organization. Bazardo sports a 3.31 ERA across 26 outings in the big leagues but could open the season on the injured list.
The Seattle Mariners have acquired right-handed pitcher Eduard Bazardo from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for right-handed pitcher Logan Rinehart, per Robert Murray of FanSided. Bazardo, 27, is a former Red Sox prospect who was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Sunday. He accrued a 15.43 ERA through three big-league relief appearances this season, though FanGraphs has his FIP at a promising 2.42. He has certainly been solid at the Triple-A level, racking up a 2.87 FIP, 10.10 K/9, 2.58 BB/9, and 2.5 HR/FB%.
The Boston Red Sox designated relief pitcher Eduard Bazardo for assignment on Thursday and claimed right-hander Jake Reed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles in a corresponding move. Bazardo threw 16 1/3 innings for the Red Sox at the end of the season and had a 2.76 ERA (6.05 FIP), a 0.98 WHIP, 11 strikeouts and four walks in his 12 relief appearances. Reed spent time with the Orioles, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, posting a rough 7.02 ERA (5.09 FIP), a 1.50 WHIP, 13 strikeouts and eight walks in 16 2/3 innings pitched.
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Eduard Bazardo (lat) is "going to be shut down for a while" according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Bazardo was diagnosed with a right lat strain. He suffered the injury during his start at Triple-A on Tuesday. The Red Sox haven't revealed much about the estimated timeline for Bazardo's absence, but it sounds like he could miss some significant time. The 25-year-old Bazardo is currently ranked as the team's 27th overall prospect on MLB.com's Prospect Rankings. He made his MLB debut this year, pitching in relief. He made two appearances for the Red Sox, pitching three innings and allowing one hit, two walks and no runs while striking out three.
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