The Reds have signed left-hander Brandon Leibrandt to a minor league deal, in response to the transaction tracker on Leibrandt’s MLB.com participant web page.
Leibrandt, 31, was a sixth-round decide by the Phillies within the 2014 draft who made his manner by the minor leagues with the membership to achieve Triple-A throughout the 2018 season, setting him up for a possible large league debut in 2019. Sadly, these plans had been scuttled when the southpaw missed the whole marketing campaign as a consequence of harm, prompting the Phillies to launch him previous to the 2020 season. Leibrandt was picked up by the Marlins in July 2020 and made his large league debut the next month.
Leibrandt would go on to pitch 9 innings for the Marlins throughout the shortened 2020 marketing campaign throughout 5 appearances. His outcomes had been strong sufficient as he allowed simply two runs in that point, however his peripherals advised a distinct story. Leibrandt walked a whopping 19.4% of batters confronted throughout his transient stint within the large leagues whereas placing out simply 8.3%, leaving him with a lackluster 4.86 FIP throughout his time within the large leagues. He has not appeared within the main since.
The southpaw was outrighted off the membership’s roster following the 2020 marketing campaign however remained within the group throughout the 2021 season, pitching on the Double- and Triple-A ranges to a mixed 5.68 ERA in 21 appearances, together with 18 begins. Leibrandt remained in affiliated ball for the 2022 season on a minor league pact with the Cubs earlier than heading to the impartial Atlantic League to pitch for the Excessive Level Rockers, with whom he’s remained since. In 80 innings with the Rockers, Leibrandt has impressed with a 2.70 ERA and a 23.8% strikeout charge, whereas strolling simply 8% of batters confronted.
That efficiency has clearly intrigued the Reds, who at the moment are bringing Leibrandt into the organizational fold as upper-level pitching depth. The membership is pretty deep in upper-level pitching choices on the rotation aspect of issues with the likes of Connor Phillips and Lyon Richardson obtainable for spot begins as wanted, though it’s potential Leibrandt may supply the Reds a multi-inning arm from the left aspect out of the bullpen if his sturdy leads to the Atlantic League can translate to affiliated ball.
