Shaw signed a big league agreement with Seattle just prior to their season opener, and he has an unsightly 18.00 ERA over 6 innings pitched. He was briefly sent out down to the Mariners alternate training site recently but Shaw had another rough getaway last night, quiting two made runs over 1 2/3 innings.
The Mariners revealed a series of lineup relocations today, including the news that right-hander Bryan Shaw has been designated for project and left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr. is going to the 10-day hurt list due to an elbow impingement. Changing the 2 hurlers are southpaw Taylor Guilbeau and righty Ljay Newsome, with Newsome making his very first appearance on a Big league roster after his agreement was chosen.
Newsome, 23, was a 26th-round choice for the Mariners in the 2015 draft, and is ranked by MLB.com as the 29th-best possibility in Seattles farm system. Newsome has actually begun 91 of his 99 profession video games in the minors, with a 4.11 ERA, 8.5 K/9, and a very outstanding 7.63 K/BB rate over 499 2/3 innings– with only a 1.1 BB/9, Newsome has displayed exceptional control.
Cortes has also started his season in devastating fashion, allowing runs in all 5 of his looks en path to a 15.26 ERA over 7 2/3 innings. The lowlight came last night, as Cortes had to make an emergency start after Yusei Kikuchi was a late scratch, and Cortes continued to permit seven earned runs in just one-third of an inning against the Astros. The 25-year-old has yet to break out at the major league level, having actually posted a 5.80 ERA over 71 1/3 IP with the Orioles and Yankees in 2018-19. Seattle got him in a trade with New York last November.
Provided these outcomes, its fair to wonder if the Ms could potentially launch Shaw if he isnt declared off waivers. There would not be much of an expense associated with a release, as the Mariners are just paying Shaw a prorated league minimum salary. The Rockies are paying the remainder of the prorated $9MM income Shaw was guaranteed this season, as Colorado launched the veteran reliever in mid-July.
