Diamondbacks' Peter Solomon: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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Solomon was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Solomon was bidding for one of the final spots in the Diamondbacks' bullpen, but his 2023 campaign will instead start with Triple-Reno. The former Houston prospect has a good chance of making appearances for Arizona before the end of the 2023 season, but the D-Backs will have to add him to the 40-man roster in order for that to take place.
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Diamondbacks' Peter Solomon: Bidding for bullpen spot
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Solomon allowed one hit and two walks while striking out two over 2.2 scoreless innings in Saturday's spring start against the Mariners.
This was Solomon's first Cactus League appearance since March 10, as the right-hander has been victimized by rainouts and a logjam of starters needing work. He's pitched plenty on the back fields while vying for a multi-inning relief role. "There's consistency with the stuff," manager Torey Lovullo told Owen Perkins of MLB.com. "He pitches to spots, pitches to a game plan. I think there's an opportunity to see what he can do in certain situations and give us some length." Solomon was selected in the Rule 5 draft over the winter and could grab a bullpen spot. The decision appears to hinge on whether Lovullo opts to move whichever younger starter -- Drey Jameson or Ryne Nelson -- loses out on the No. 5 job to relief.
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Pirates' Peter Solomon: Dumped from 40-man roster
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Solomon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Solomon was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh in early September but won't stick on the 40-man roster through the offseason. He spent the entire 2022 campaign at the Triple-A level and had a 5.58 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 98:54 K:BB across 109.2 innings.
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Pirates' Peter Solomon: Claimed by Bucs
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The Pirates claimed Solomon off waivers from the Astros on Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
The 26-year-old right-hander had been one of the top pitching prospects in the upper levels of the Astros' farm system, but Houston's ample starting depth at the big-league level made it tough for Solomon to get an extended opportunity in the majors. Though he'll head to Triple-A with his new organization, the Pirates should at least present Solomon with a clearer path to pitching meaningful innings in the majors either later this year or next season. Over his 97 innings at Triple-A Sugar Land in 2022, Solomon posted a 5.20 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 88:44 K:BB in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Designated for assignment
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Solomon was designated for assignment by the Astros on Thursday.
The 26-year-old began the season as one of Houston's top pitching prospects but has now lost his place on the 40-man roster. Solomon has started in 18 of 23 outings for Triple-A Sugar Land this year and has a 5.20 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 88:44 K:BB over 97 innings.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Sent to minors
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Houston optioned Solomon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Solomon was one of four players sent to minor-league camp in the Astros' latest round of roster cuts. The 25-year-old made his big-league debut in 2021 as a reliever, but Houston is still expected to continue developing him as a starter at Sugar Land to begin the 2022 season.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Optioned to Triple-A
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Solomon was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Solomon made a pair of relief appearances after he was called up Friday, and he allowed one run in seven innings. However, the right-hander will head back to the minors after Kendall Graveman was reinstated from the paternity list Thursday.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Rejoins major-league roster
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Solomon was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land prior to Friday's game against Oakland, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Solomon was optioned to Houston's taxi squad Monday after earning the win while logging four innings Sunday against the Diamondbacks. Zack Greinke's move to the injured list with a neck issue opens up a spot for the right-hander to return to the Astros' bullpen for the series opener in Oakland, and he figures to be an option to provide length behind spot starter Brandon Bielak.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Demoted to taxi squad
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Solomon was optioned to Houston's taxi squad on Monday, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
The right-hander allowed one run over four innings of long relief Sunday and has been removed from the big-league roster in favor of a fresh arm. However, Solomon will remain with the team on the taxi squad and could rejoin the active roster before the end of the season.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Earns win in relief Sunday
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Solomon (1-0) earned the win Sunday against Arizona after tossing four innings of one-run ball, allowing one hit and walking three while fanning three. He also tossed two wild pitches.
Solomon pitched at the highest level for the first time since July 1 and looked impressive, giving up just one run despite showing some command issues as his outing progressed. The sample size is really small since he's made just four big-league appearances this season, but Solomon owns a 1.29 ERA so far.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Recalled by Astros
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Solomon was recalled by the Astros on Saturday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Solomon has thrown three scoreless innings at the major-league level this season, the last of which came back in early July. He owns a 4.70 ERA in 97.2 innings for Triple-A Sugar Land. Brandon Bielak was optioned to clear space for Solomon on the roster.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Astros optioned Solomon to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The righty was recalled July 1 and pitched a scoreless inning that day, albeit with two hits and a walk. Solomon has pitched three innings total with the Astros this season, each of which has been scoreless, so he may rejoin the bullpen at some point down the road in 2021.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Returns to alternate site
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Solomon was optioned to the alternate training site Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
The right-hander was promoted at the start of the week but didn't make an appearance during this stint in the majors. Solomon appeared in two games earlier this season and allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts over two scoreless innings.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Sent down Wednesday
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Solomon was optioned to the Astros' alternate training site Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
He gave up zero runs while striking out two and allowing one hit and one walk over two innings (two appearances) while up with the big club. The Astros intend to stretch Solomon out in the minors, so he probably won't be back up to the majors anytime soon.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Earns first big-league callup
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Solomon was recalled by the Astros on Saturday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Solomon has yet to throw an inning above the High-A level, though he probably would have advanced beyond that point by now if not for 2019 Tommy John surgery and the canceled minor-league season last year. In just 109.1 total innings as a professional, he owns a 2.30 ERA and a 29.2 percent strikeout rate. Solomon takes the place of Blake Taylor (ankle), who landed on the injured list.
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Astros' Peter Solomon: Recovering from Tommy John surgery
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Solomon is recovering from Tommy John surgery, J.J. Cooper of Baseball America reports.
He suffered the injury in April and will be out until late in the 2020 season, at the earliest. Solomon, a fourth-round pick in 2017, was a promising starting pitching prospect but will be 24 years old when he is back pitching in games and has yet to pitch above High-A.
