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The Cleveland Guardians‘ roster is a work in progress.
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That’s not any more clear than in their latest roster move, where they’d designated for assignment a pitcher they just got from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The newly DFA’d pitcher is left-handed Justin Bruihl.
Cleveland just traded for Bruihl from the Blue Jays within the last week, but his roster spot came into jeopardy when the Guardians signed right-handed reliever Shawn Armstrong.
When the Guardians officially announced Armstrong’s signing, they also announced that Bruihl has been designated for assignment.
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A DFA means that Bruihl is on waivers. He can be claimed by another team.
If Bruihl clears waivers, he can remain in the Cleveland organization and just won’t be on the 40-man roster anymore. In that case, he’d likely open the new season at Triple-A.
Bruihl wasn’t a guarantee to make the MLB roster by any means, but it’s still a bit surprising to see Cleveland immediately expose him to a potential waiver claim so soon after they got him.
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But that’s how things work on the fringes of the roster in the offseason. If something better comes along, that can end up winning.
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