The Astros have claimed left-hander Bennett Sousa off of Detroit’s waiver wire, based on the Tigers. The Astros introduced that infielder Rylan Bannon was designated for project to create roster house on Houston’s 40-man. Proper-hander Blair Calvo was additionally outrighted to the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate after clearing waivers.
Sousa has been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land, the place he’ll present some depth ought to the Astros want some left-handed assist in their bullpen. Framber Valdez is the one left-hander on Houston’s MLB roster, and Sousa joins fellow Sugar Land Area Cowboys Parker Mushinski and Matt Gage as the one different left-handed choices on the 40-man.
The 28-year-old Sousa is altering groups for the second time in per week, as Detroit solely claimed him off waivers from the Brewers on August 29. Sousa’s transient Tigers tenure didn’t end in any Main League or minor league motion with the group, because the Tigers designated him for project simply on September 1.
A tenth-round decide for the White Sox within the 2018 draft, Sousa made his MLB debut with Chicago in 2022 earlier than becoming a member of the Reds on a waiver declare again in February. The Brewers then acquired Sousa in April, main to 2 appearances for Sousa in a Milwaukee uniform. Altogether, Sousa has appeared in 27 MLB video games and thrown 23 innings throughout his profession, posting a good 9.00 ERA. Over 193 1/3 innings within the minors, Sousa has a 2.98 ERA to go together with some good strikeout charges and grounder charges, although management has more and more grow to be a problem as Sousa has labored his manner up the minor league ladder.
Bannon made his Main League debut final season, and has already suited up for 3 totally different groups (Orioles, Braves, Astros) over his seven profession video games within the Present. Maybe finest generally known as one of many 5 gamers acquired by the O’s from the Dodgers within the Manny Machado commerce, Bannon was concerned in a flurry of waiver claims over the past 5 months of 2022, going from the Orioles to the Dodgers to the Braves to the Cubs and at last to the Astros in December.
His 21 profession PA within the majors have solely yielded two hits, however Bannon has posted some first rate numbers within the minors, together with a .228/.339/.420 slash line over 1191 PA on the Triple-A stage. Between his bat and his capability to play second base, third base, and shortstop, it wouldn’t be a shock if Bannon is claimed once more on waivers from a group in search of some infield depth.
