"The Royals signed reliever Geoff Hartlieb to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. The move was announced by the Triple-A affiliate this evening. Hartlieb was granted his release from a non-roster deal with the Tigers last week. He's now on his third organization of the season. Hartlieb has made very brief appearances with the Yankees and Detroit."
"Opponents blasted him for eight runs in 3 1/3 MLB frames. The 31-year-old righty has had a much better season in Triple-A. He carries a 3.57 ERA with a near-28% strikeout rate in 45 1/3 innings at the top minor league level. A former Pittsburgh draftee, Hartlieb has made 68 big league appearances. He has allowed nearly eight earned runs per nine over 82 2/3 career innings."
Geoff Hartlieb signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals and was assigned to Triple-A Omaha as non-roster relief depth. He was granted his release from a non-roster deal with the Detroit Tigers last week and has had brief big-league stints with the Yankees and Detroit, during which he allowed eight runs in 3 1/3 MLB innings. Hartlieb has a 3.57 ERA and a near-28% strikeout rate in 45 1/3 Triple-A innings this season. He has made 68 major league appearances, owns a career 8.00 earned-runs-per-nine in 82 2/3 MLB innings, and has a 4.18 ERA across parts of six Triple-A campaigns. Hartlieb primarily uses a mid-80s slider and a 94-95 MPH fastball and will try to earn a middle-relief role before the end of the year; he would reach minor league free agency in the offseason if not called up.
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