Astros quickly designate veteran righty for assignment

The Astros have recalled right-hander Jason Alexander from Triple-A Sugar Land, reviews Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle. Fellow righty Jordan Weems has been designated for project because the corresponding transfer.

Weems was chosen to the roster a little bit over every week in the past. He acquired into two video games for the Astros, logging three innings and permitting two earned runs on 5 hits. He didn’t situation a stroll however he didn’t strike anybody out both. It appears the Astros weren’t impressed with that transient efficiency. Weems is out of choices, so they’d little selection however to designate him for project.

He now has a 5.28 earned run common in 158 2/3 innings over the previous six massive league seasons. His 23.2% strikeout charge is respectable however has been declining. He was round 25% earlier in his profession however that mark dropped to 17.9% final 12 months. Previous to getting referred to as up this 12 months, he logged 29 Triple-A innings, break up between the Braves’ and Astros’ associates. He had a 4.66 ERA with a 21.4% strikeout charge, 12.2% stroll charge and 48.8% ground-ball charge.

DFA limbo can final so long as every week. The waiver course of takes 48 hours, so the Astros might take 5 days to discover commerce curiosity. If he had been to go via outright waivers unclaimed within the coming days, he could have the appropriate to elect free company.