The Brewers bullpen was a question mark heading into the season after the team learned it would be without All-Star closer Devin Williams for about three months.
This year, Milwaukee has managed to add Contreras to their list of defensive success stories behind the plate.
1. Joel Payamps (RP) Joel Payamps has been exceptional in his first year with the Brewers. Holding a 1.71 ERA in 47 1/3 innings pitched, he has been an integral part of the standout bullpen.
So far this year, the top tier of the Brewers bullpen has been magnificent. Elvis Peguero, Joel Payamps and Devin Williams have vastly exceeded expectations, and been lights out in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
The Brewers made three big trades this winter. In two of them, they acquired a relief pitcher as a secondary piece in their side of the transaction. When they landed William Contreras, they also got Joel Payamps from the Athletics.
In his appearance Tuesday night against the Astros, Joel Payamps threw the hardest recorded pitch of his career. It was on the first pitch of an at-bat against Jeremy Pena, in the sixth inning of a game the Brewers led, but narrowly so.
Joel Payamps has found a home with the Milwaukee Brewers. The journeyman pitcher is now with his fifth major league team in five years, and seventh organization since 2011.
The Royals put 19 balls in play against the combination of Corbin Burnes, Joel Payamps, Peter Strzelecki, and Elvis Peguero. Only two of those turned into hits, That brought opponents' batting average on balls in play (BABIP) against the Brewers down to .270 for the season.
The Brewers were able to acquire Joel Payamps in the William Contreras trade because Payamps is the very model of the modern replacement-level relief pitcher.
The Oakland A’s have been active on the waiver wire all season. That continued on Friday with Ernie Clement. He was part of another flurry of moves. The
Another day, another bullpen flier for the Oakland A’s. Once again, the A’s have turned to the waiver wire in an attempt to solidify their bullpen moving forward.
The A’s announced that they have claimed right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers from the Royals, who designated him for assignment earlier this week. To create room on the 40-man roster, fellow righty Paul Blackburn was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Payamps, 28, has been a solid member of the Kansas City bullpen this season, working to a 3.16 ERA with a 17.6% strikeout rate, an 8.5% walk rate and a hearty 53.3% ground-ball rate, all of which makes his DFA at least a mild surprise.
Presented with the opportunity on Saturday to secure a series win against the Detroit Tigers in game two of their three-game set, the Kansas City Royals took a lead into the bottom of the ninth inning but still found a way to let it slip away.
Payamps was placed on the COVID list on June 13, and he returned to the field last week to make a trio of Triple-A outings as part of a rehab assignment.
Joel Payamps returns from a family emergency The Royals announced today they have demoted right-hander Jackson Kowar to Triple-A Omaha and have activated reliever Joel Payamps from a family emergency.
Welcome back to Kings of Kauffman’s KC Royals projections for 2022. Between now and Opening Day, our writers are analyzing how various Royals performed last season and predicting how they might fare this year.
It was inevitable, the I-29 shuffle continues. The Royals have called up reliever Joel Payamps and have sent down outfielder Edward Olivares to Triple-A Omaha following Monday’s eleven-inning loss to the Yankees.
It's officially hot stove season in Major League Baseball. Well, almost. The Blue Jays announced the team has traded reliever Joel Payamps to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations Wednesday.
The Red Sox have lost right-hander Joel Payamps on waivers to the Toronto Blue Jays, the team announced Saturday afternoon. Payamps, who turns 27 next month, has had quite the eventful offseason, as he has now been claimed by the same two teams on multiple occasions.
The Red Sox have officially signed right-hander Garrett Richards to a one-year contract for the 2021 season that includes a club option for 2022, the team announced Wednesday.
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