PT TODAY: Cleveland bolsters pitching staff with waiver adds
Sep 1 2023
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NEWS: Cleveland claimed RHP Lucas Giolito, RHP Reynaldo López, and LHP Matt Moore off waivers from Los Angeles (AL).
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Cleveland overhauled its pitching staff by claiming the trio of Giolito, López, and Moore, who were all placed on waivers by the Angels on Tuesday. All three pitchers are expected to fill similar roles in Cleveland to the ones they’ve held all season. Thus, the effect on their individual projections is minimal, but there is a significant impact on the team’s projected innings as a whole. To accommodate for Giolito’s increase in projected innings, the biggest innings decreases have been given to Peyton Battenfield, who is no longer a depth option after being...
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