Aristides
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Nov 15, 2021
7:05 PM
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The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to make moves around the fringes this offseason, but they inked an intriguing piece in former Astros bullpen ace Chris Devenski. After acquiring him for Brett Myers back in 2012, the former 25th round pick developed into a bullpen weapon for Houston. In his first two seasons, Devenski put up a 2.38 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 4.7 bWAR over 189 innings with a 204/46 K/BB ratio out of the Astros bullpen. His work helped Houston clinch a World Series title in the 2017 season. After his stellar entrance into the MLB, Devenski regressed to a league-average reliever in 2018 Corbin Martin Jersey. His HR/9 rate ballooned to 1.7 for the 2018 and 2019 sesons, which turned him from a dominant reliever to a replacement-level arm. In September 2019, Devenski would undergo surgery to repair bone spurs in his pitching elbow. With an expected recovery time of 4 months, Devenski was supposed to be ready to pitch for Houston in 2020. Unfortunately for Devenski and the Astros https://www.adfanstore.com/Stefan_Crichton_Jersey-58, that did not materialize as Devenski only was able to pitch in 4 games, totaling 3 23 innings, and spent most of the season on the injured list. That led to Houston non-tendering him with just one year to go before free agency. After his non-tender, Devenski was unable to get a Major League deal from any team and wound up settling for a Minor League deal with the Diamondbacks. Nick Piecoro has the details:This is a minor league deal. Devenski will earn $1m if he makes the club with a chance to earn another $350k in roster bonuses based on games and games finished.
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