The Reds have despatched outfielder Peyton Burdick outright to Triple-A Louisville, based on his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That signifies he cleared waivers after being designated for task final week.
Burdick, now 27, confirmed some massive promise early on in his skilled profession however has been struck out increasingly as he has climbed the minor league ladder and reached the majors. As lately as this offseason, he was nonetheless producing loads of curiosity across the league. The Marlins designated him for task in February, which led to Burdick bouncing to the Orioles, White Sox, O’s once more after which the Reds by way of waiver claims or money trades.
Regardless of that curiosity, Burdick’s season has been an enormous disappointment to date. In 240 Triple-A plate appearances throughout two completely different programs, he walked at a strong 12.9% clip however was additionally punched out a blink-inducing 42.5% of the time. He presently sports activities a batting line of .188/.308/.386 for the yr and no membership was prepared to present him a 40-man roster spot even though he’s nonetheless optionable.
Gamers with a minimum of three years of service time or a earlier profession outright can reject one other such task and elect free company, however Burdick doesn’t qualify in both column. He’ll keep on with the Reds in a non-roster capability and attempt to get issues again on observe. Over the 2019 and 2021 minor league seasons, Burdick slashed .257/.382/.490 for a wRC+ of 147. His 27.1% strikeout price was excessive however he walked 14.1% of the time and hit 34 house runs in his 804 plate appearances. If he can dredge up a efficiency like that sooner or later, he might earn his roster spot again with the Reds.
