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Rays Go Longish on a Reliever

by R.J. Anderson

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Claimed RHP David Herndon on waivers from the Blue Jays. [11/6]

Since undergoing Tommy John surgery in June, Herndon has changed organizations twice. Once going from the Phillies to the Blue Jays, and now again—just two weeks later. Herndon is a big right-hander who deals in strikes and groundballs. His career walk rate of 3.2 per nine innings deceives since more than a quarter of his career free passes were intentional. Remove those and he averages 2.4 walks per nine. Factor in the groundball rates (over 50 percent) and struggles against lefties and Herndon is a situational righty.

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