Adcock was placed on waivers Aug. 26 and went unclaimed, then was outrighted off the 40-man roster on Aug. 28 and will remain with Triple-A Syracuse. The roster move opens a 40-man spot for Tong's upcoming promotion. Adcock has 23 major-league innings over the last three seasons with a 5.48 ERA, a 20.4% strikeout rate and a 4.3% walk rate. In the minors from 2022–24 he threw 57 1/3 innings with a 4.24 ERA, 26% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate; this year at Triple-A he has a 5.28 ERA across 29 innings. He is in his final option season and will be out of options next year. His fastball averages in the upper-90s and he also mixes a cutter, splitter, sinker and slider. He remains optionable for the remainder of this season and would be postseason eligible for another club if claimed before September 1.
Adcock, 28, has a fairly limited big league track record. He has thrown a combined 23 innings over the three most recent seasons with a 5.48 earned run average. His 20.4% strikeout rate in that sample is a bit below par but he has only walked 4.3% of opponents. His minor league résumé provides a larger batch of data to look at. He has shown some flashes down on the farm but hasn't been having a great season.
From 2022 to 2024, he tossed 57 1/3 innings in the minors with a 4.24 ERA, 26% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate. With Syracuse this year, he has logged 29 Triple-A innings with a 5.28 ERA, 19.2% strikeout rate and 10% walk rate. Adcock is in his final option season, so he'll be out of options next year. That would make it harder for him to hold a roster spot through the offseason and into 2026, so he was presumably running out of time.
Despite his lack of results this year, it's possible some club is attracted to the stuff. His fastball averages in the upper-90s and he also throws a cutter, splitter, sinker and slider. Though he'll be out of options next year, he is still optionable for the remainder of this season, which could give him appeal to a club in need of some extra bullpen depth. He'll be postseason eligible with another club if claimed before September 1st.
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