Carl Edwards Jr. Elects Free Agenc

Veteran right-hander rejected an outright a signment from the Padres following his recent DFA and instead elected free agency, . He can now sign with any club. Edwards returned to the Padres on a minor league deal earlier this summer his second career stint with the organization. The 32-year-old (33 next month) made only one appearance with San Diego Ryan Gusto Jersey this time around, however, and allowed all three runners he faced to reach base (two walks, one hit). He wound up being lifted from the game and bailed out when teammate induced a grounder to escape the bases-loaded jam created by Edwards. Though his lone MLB look wasnt sharp, Edwards has had a decent year in Triple-A. Hes split the season between the top affiliates for the Cubs and Padres, pitching to a 3.30 ERA with a 22.2% strikeout rate but a grisly 14.3% walk rate. Hes worked both out of the bullpen and, more recently, out of the Padres Triple-A rotation, so hes stretched out for multiple innings. Prior to this season, the well-traveled Edwards spent the 2022-23 seasons with the Nationals and pitched well out of manager Davey Martinezs bullpen. In 93 2/3 innings, he tallied a 3.07 ERA albeit with shaky rate stats (20% strikeout rate, 10.6% walk rate). A stre s fracture in Edwards right shoulder ended his 2023 campaign prematurely and limited him to a minor league deal this past offseason. That deal came with the Cubs, but Edwards triggered a June opt-out in that contract after he hadnt been added to the big league roster and signed a minor league deal with the Padres. Once a top prospect in the Rangers system who went from Texas to the Cubs as part of a prospect package for starter , Edwards has now pitched in parts of 10 big league seasons. Hes logged a total of 280 innings spread acro s six clubs, with the bulk of his work coming for the Cubs and Nats. Edwards carries a 3.54 ERA with a hearty 28.1% strikeout rate and bloated 12.7% walk rate in the majors. Derek Bell Jersey