Astros Designate Jordan Weems For Assignmen
The Astros have recalled right-hander from Triple-A Sugar Land, reports . Fellow righty has been designated for a signment as the corresponding move. Weems was selected to the roster a little over a week ago. He got into two games for the Astros, logging three innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits. He didnt i sue a walk but he didnt strike anyone out either. It seems the Astros werent New York Mets Jersey impre sed with that brief performance. Weems is out of options, so they had little choice but to designate him for a signment. He now has a 5.28 earned run average in 158 2/3 innings over the past six big league seasons. His 23.2% strikeout rate is decent but has been declining. He was around 25% earlier in his career but that mark dropped to 17.9% last year. Prior to getting called up this year, he logged 29 Triple-A innings, split between the Braves and Astros affiliates. He had a 4.66 ERA with a 21.4% strikeout rate, 12.2% walk rate and 48.8% ground ball rate. DFA limbo can last as long as a week. The waiver proce s takes 48 hours, so the Astros could take five days to explore trade interest. If he were to pa s through outright waivers unclaimed in the coming days, he will have the right to elect free agency. Photo courtesy of Ron Chenoy, Imagn Images Jimmy Yacabonis Jersey