Hours after announcing the acquisition of pitcher Dinelson Lamet from the San Diego Padres, the Milwaukee Brewers designated him for assignment.
The Brewers president of baseball operations said that Dinelson was included in the trade to balance out the deal. The roster fit became a bit more difficult as the transactions continued. We hope we can keep him in our system.
Lamet finished fourth in the Cy Young Award voting in 2020 but has battled injuries and shaky performance over the last two seasons.
Any other team can claim him and add him to their 40-man roster if he's designated for assignment. He could be released by the Brewers if he clears waivers.
While there was no guarantee he would perform at the level the Brewers needed, the team had spoken in recent days of their belief that he could be a key piece of the relief corps.
"I think it was important to us to feel like we were stabilizing our bullpen, understanding how big a piece Josh is to that and has been" To be able to bring back two major-league pieces that fit into that group is helpful.
Craig Counsell said that this is a guy that has been elite. He has gone through many injuries and struggles. You are trying to help him and get him back there. It's the best pitch in baseball when he's good, and anyone that's been watching him from the sideline knows it.
There's a lot of talent there and we are acquiring a player with a lot of talents to see what will happen.
It was on the ground. We will attempt to explain why the Brewers did so well.
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It is not clear whether the deal was contingent on the Brewers taking back the remaining money left on Lamet's $4.78 million salary or simply sending cash along with Hader as the Padres attempted to stay under the luxury tax. The framework of the deal without Lamet was agreeable to the Brewers and they were willing to take on his salary.
When the Brewers acquired Matt Bush late Monday night, they had to clear two active roster spots and those players had to be pitchers with the team at the 13-pitcher limit. Strzelecki is a relief pitcher with minor league options.
Lamet recently cleared five years of service time and was able to refuse any minor league assignment. Milwaukee would have optioned him if he'd been under that threshold. The Brewers only had to place one on the injured list or DFA a pitcher after he cleared five years of service time with the Padres.
Counsell said that they had a hard choice. There are 13 roster spots for pitchers It was difficult to choose. The person said it was Lamet. We decided to go somewhere else.
The Brewers didn't commit to him as a future piece of the team when they agreed to the trade, so they decided to designate him for assignment two days after acquiring him.
Had the Brewers sent cash along with Hader instead of absorbing Lamet and his contract, the end result would have been the same, but with a different outcome. The events of the days leading up to the trade deadline show that the Brewers front office doesn't pay much attention to optics.
It is reasonable to wonder why the Brewers would cut a pitcher with the upside of Lamet or why their brass would speak so highly of his potential. The evaluation of Lamet depends on how one compares his past performance and potential with his recent struggles.
If the Padres were willing to equalize salaries, the Brewers could have pushed harder to get a piece they would be more willing to keep.
The one associated with one of the most complicated transactions in recent memory may become the shortest-tenured of Brewers.
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Two days after the trade, the Brewers designated Dinelson Lamet for assignment.
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