Dodgers' Kevin Quackenbush: Designated for assignment
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Quackenbush was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on Thursday.
Quackenbush made his first major-league appearance since 2018 against the Angels on Sunday, and he gave up a run on three hits and no walks while striking out one in one-third of an inning. He'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster to make room for right-hander Mitch White, who was recalled to start Thursday's game against the Phillies.
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Dodgers' Kevin Quackenbush: Struggles in Dodgers debut
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Quackenbush allowed one run on three hits while striking out one batter over one-third of an inning Sunday versus the Angels.
The right-hander's first appearance with his new club was less than ideal. He struck out Max Stassi to lead off the eighth inning but then gave up three straight hits, including a Jo Adell RBI double. However, he was rescued from an uglier final stat line when Justin Bruihl came in and retired two batters to keep any additional runs from scoring. The outing was Quackenbush's first big-league appearance since 2018, so it's not entirely surprising that he exhibited obvious rust.
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Dodgers' Kevin Quackenbush: Contract selected
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Quackenbush's contract was selected by the Dodgers on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
The 32-year-old has pitched in the big leagues in parts of five seasons, though his last major-league appearance came back in 2018. He owns a career 4.38 ERA in 207.2 innings at the highest level. He's spent this year pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma city, where he's allowed just two runs in 29.1 frames. Darien Nunez (undisclosed) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Dodgers' Kevin Quackenbush: Reaches MiLB deal with Dodgers
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Quackenbush signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Saturday.
Los Angeles has yet to assign Quackenbush to an affiliate, but he'll presumably be ticketed for Triple-A Oklahoma City or Double-A Tulsa. The 32-year-old right-hander made 203 relief appearances between the Padres and Reds from 2014 through 2018, logging a 4.38 ERA.
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Kevin Quackenbush: Released by Nats
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Quackenbush was released by the Nationals earlier this week, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reports.
He had been working at the alternate training site, but perhaps he requested his release, with little hope of reaching the majors this season. The 31-year-old righty's career may be coming to a close.
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Nationals' Kevin Quackenbush: Added to 60-man pool
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Quackenbush has been named to the Nationals' 60-man player pool, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.
The 31-year-old signed a minor-league deal with the Nats in January, but his big-league experience has earned him a look as an emergency bullpen option for the club this season. Quackenbush hasn't had much success since 2016, however, posting an 8.66 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 30:22 K:BB over his last 35.1 MLB innings.
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Nationals' Kevin Quackenbush: Inks MiLB deal with Washington
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Quackenbush signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Monday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.
Quackenbush appeared in 25 games a season ago for Triple-A Oklahoma City, posting a 5.06 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with an 85:16 K:BB across 58.2 innings. He last surfaced in the majors during the 2018 campaign with Cincinnati.
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Dodgers' Kevin Quackenbush: Agrees to deal with Dodgers
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Quackenbush signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Quackenbush appeared in just 10 big-league games for the Reds this past season -- all coming in April -- during which he allowed 11 earned runs in nine innings of relief. The right-hander wound up being designated for assignment but remained with Cincinnati's organization and logged a 2.68 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with a 56:11 K:BB across 47 innings for Triple-A Louisville throughout the rest of the 2018 campaign. He will provide some additional depth for the Dodgers' bullpen heading into spring training.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Clears waivers
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Quackenbush cleared waivers Wednesday and was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville.
Quackenbush's poor start to the season (11 runs in nine innings) caused him to be designated for assignment to make room for Kevin Shackelford. The 29-year-old went unclaimed and will now fill an organizational depth role for the Reds.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Designated for assignment Tuesday
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Quackenbush was designated for assignment by the Reds on Tuesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic Cincinnati reports.
Quackenbush is coming off a brutal outing that saw him allow six runs on four hits and two walks in just one inning of work. He now owns a 11.00 ERA through nine innings this season, so the Reds decided to cast him off their 40-man roster in order to clear a roster spot for Kevin Shackelford, who was activated from the disabled list in a corresponding move. The 29-year-old reliever could draw some interest on waivers given his prior big-league experience, but he's likely nothing more than organizational bullpen depth at this point in his career.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Struggles mightily Sunday
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Quackenbush allowed six runs on four hits and two walks in an inning of relief work in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.
The 29-year-old entered with Cincinnati trailing by a 3-2 margin, but by the time he left, the game was out of reach. Through nine innings of work, Quackenbush has a 7:6 K:BB, and thanks partially to Sunday's outing, a bloated 11.00 ERA.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Makes Opening Day roster
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Quackenbush was informed Sunday that he's made the Reds' Opening Day roster, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Quackenbush signed with the Reds this offseason after spending the last seven years of his career in the Padres' organization. The veteran reliever posted a 3.00 ERA with 12 strikeouts over nine innings this spring and apparently showed enough to earn himself a spot in the Opening Day bullpen. He may see consistent opportunities with the Reds, but he doesn't warrant fantasy consideration at this time.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Still in competition for bullpen spot
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Quackenbush remains in contention for one of the two openings in the Reds' bullpen, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports. "Quackenbush has had a nice spring," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He's been the off-the-radar guy that has really pitched very well. He's extremely prepared, and he has great confidence in his fastball for a guy who has a really good curveball and isn't really overpowering as far as the sheer velocity numbers, but he's a guy that pitches with that elevated fastball extremely well. He's been really good about every time out."
The good news for Quackenbush is that he's pitched well this spring. The bad news is that he's mostly accomplished this after the starters have come out of games. The worse news is that he's a fly ball pitcher trying to make a team that plays poorly for fly ball pitchers.
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Reds' Kevin Quackenbush: Signs with Reds
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Quackenbush signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Wednesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Quackenbush has spent his entire professional career with the Padres since being drafted in 2011, but will look to make his mark in Cincinnati after electing free agency after the 2017 season. During 20 relief appearances with San Diego this past year, the right-hander allowed 23 earned runs off 32 hits in just 26.1 innings, and sported a 23:16 K:BB. He could wind up starting the 2018 season in Triple-A Louisville, but should work his way up to the big-league bullpen at some point.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Quackenbush cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
There were times over the past few seasons when Quackenbush was in the mix for saves, but that seems like a distant memory after he posted a 7.86 ERA in 26.1 innings out of the big-league bullpen this year. He should offer organizational depth going forward.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Designated for assignment
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Quackenbush was designated for assignment by the Padres on Friday, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
With the Padres making a flurry of moves due to roster expansion, Quackenbush loses his spot on the 40-man roster but will remain with Triple-A El Paso if he passes through waivers unclaimed. During 20 appearances with the big-league team this season, he's posted a 7.86 ERA and 1.82 WHIP.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Shuttled back to Triple-A
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Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
Quackenbush continues to shuttle between the major leagues and Triple-A this season. He will again be sent down as the Padres needed to open up two roster spots in order to activate Yangervis Solarte (oblique) and Austin Hedges (concussion) from the disabled list. Quackenbush will likely make his way back to the majors later in the season.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Shelled in loss
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Quackenbush was hammered to the tune of six runs (three home runs) over 2.1 innings of relief against the Rockies on Wednesday.
This was the second six-run outing for the reliever over his last six outings. Quackenbush owns an ugly 7.71 ERA through 25.2 innings despite never posting a mark above 4.01 in his previous three seasons. The 28-year-old is in danger of losing his spot on the major-league roster if he doesn't turn things around quickly.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Shuttles back to majors
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Quackenbush was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
The 28-year-old will take the roster spot of Dillon Overton, who was optioned to Triple-A after making a spot start Saturday. Quackenbush will likely operate in a low-leverage relief role with the Padres for the time being.
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Padres' Kevin Quackenbush: Optioned to minors
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Quackenbush was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Quackenbush has shuttled between the majors and Triple-A over the past several seasons with the Padres. With a 6.38 ERA over 18.1 innings this season, the 28-year-old will be sent back to El Paso for the time being.
