Speas agreed to a minor-league contract with the Twins on Sunday that includes an invitation to spring training, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
The right-hander made one big-league appearance in 2024 and had a 12.13 ERA in 32 outings across four organizations at the Triple-A level. Speas will provide the Twins with some organizational bullpen depth and isn't likely to be a factor in the majors.
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Red Sox's Alex Speas: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Red Sox outrighted Speas to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Speas passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from the 40-man roster and will remain in the organization. The reliever has an 11.47 ERA this season at the Triple-A level.
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Red Sox's Alex Speas: Departs 40-man roster
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The Red Sox designated Speas for assignment Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Speas will be removed from the Red Sox's 40-man roster to make room for Danny Jansen, who's coming over from Toronto via trade. Speas was claimed off waivers by Boston on June 29 but has been with Triple-A Worcester since.
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Red Sox's Alex Speas: Claimed by Boston
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The Red Sox claimed Speas off waivers from the Astros on Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Speas was DFA'd by the Astros last week, and although he'll remain in Triple-A with his new organization, he'll claim a spot on the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old righty has accumulated a gaudy 10.38 ERA and 2.26 WHIP through 21.2 total innings in the minors while spending time with three different organizations. Barring significant improvement, a return to the majors is unlikely.
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Astros' Alex Speas: DFA'd by Houston
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The Astros designated Speas for assignment Saturday.
Speas has taken losses in his last two games with Triple-A Sugar Land, allowing five runs on one hit and five walks while striking out three across 1.1 innings. He put up an 8.00 ERA and 2.44 WHIP over nine frames with Sugar Land.
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Astros' Alex Speas: Returns to Triple-A
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Speas was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Speas will head back to Sugar Land after appearing in Friday's 6-1 loss to Minnesota, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two batters over a pair of frames on the mound. Shawn Dubin was recalled from Triple-A to replace him in Houston's bullpen Saturday.
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Astros' Alex Speas: Recalled by Houston
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The Astros recalled Speas from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.
The move comes with Houston placing right-hander Cristian Javier on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm discomfort. After the Athletics designated Speas for assignment May 8, he was picked up by the Astros two days later. Since then, the right-hander has appeared in four games with Triple-A Sugar Land, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five over three innings. Speas will provide the Astros right-handed depth out of the bullpen.
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Astros' Alex Speas: Claimed by Astros
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Speas was claimed off waivers by the Astros on Friday, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
Speas was designated for assignment Wednesday by Oakland after just over a month with the team, but he has quickly found a new home. The right-hander has appeared only at the Triple-A level so far this year, logging an 11.32 ERA and 2.28 WHIP across 10.1 IP with Las Vegas.
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Athletics' Alex Speas: Exits 40-man roster
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The Athletics designated Speas for assignment Wednesday.
He'll cede his spot on the 40-man roster to left-hander Easton Lucas, who was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Speas was acquired via trade from the White Sox last month and has held an ugly 12.08 ERA over 11 relief appearances this season with Las Vegas.
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Athletics' Alex Speas: Headed to Oakland
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The White Sox traded Speas to the Athletics on Saturday for cash considerations.
Speas was DFA'd by the White Sox on Friday after being optioned to Triple-A Charlotte in spring training. He's had a rough start in the minors, allowing four runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two over 2.1 innings in Triple-A. Speas will look to get a handle on his control issues with the Athletics after walking 41 over 57.2 innings last season across three levels.
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White Sox's Alex Speas: Exits 40-man roster
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Speas was designated for assignment by the White Sox on Friday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Robbie Grossman. Speas has a big arm, so he could draw interest via trade or waivers from a club hoping it can help him with his control issues.
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White Sox's Alex Speas: Sent packing
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Speas was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte by the White Sox on Monday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Speas allowed three runs with a 3:6 K:BB over six innings this spring. Walks have always been an issue for the 26-year-old and they could prevent the 26-year-old from receiving high-leverage looks for the White Sox even as he has better stuff than most of their other relievers.
The White Sox claimed Speas off waivers from the Rangers on Tuesday.
Speas was designated for assignment by Texas on the second-to-last day of the regular season. He allowed three earned runs in just two major-league innings this year but posted a 2.86 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 56.2 innings between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Dropped from 40-man
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The Rangers designated Speas for assignment Saturday.
After giving up three runs over two innings during a brief major-league stint in July, Speas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock, and the selection of Matt Bush from the minors will now push Speas off the 40-man roster. Speas will likely go unclaimed off waivers and projects to begin next season in Triple-A.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Sent down to Triple-A
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Speas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
Speas impressed in his major-league debut but was then knocked around in his next two appearances. Spencer Howard will take his spot in the bullpen.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Makes flashy debut
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Speas struck out three over 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings to earn a hold in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Speas, who was called up earlier in the day, made his MLB debut which included striking out All-Stars Wander Franco, Yandy Diaz and Randy Arozarena. The Rangers needed bullpen length due to Jon Gray being removed during the fifth inning after taking a comebacker off his leg. Speas and Brock Burke combined for 3.2 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed and six strikeouts.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Called up from Triple-A
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The Rangers selected Speas' contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.
Speas will join the major-league roster for the first time in his career after being selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft. The right-hander has produced a 2.35 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over 7.2 innings in five appearances with Round Rock this season. In order to make a spot on the 40-man roster for Speas, left-hander Taylor Hearn was designated for assignment Wednesday.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Promoted to Triple-A
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Speas was promoted Tuesday to Triple-A Round Rock, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Speas earned the level bump after delivering a 0.64 ERA with 47 strikeouts across 28.1 innings this season at Double-A Frisco. He hadn't allowed a run there since May 21. The 25-year-old did not pitch professionally in 2022, instead opting to take a job as a high school baseball coach, but he reported to the minor-league side of Rangers camp this spring and is now just one step away from reaching the majors.
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Rangers' Alex Speas: Resuming career
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Speas joined the Rangers for minor-league camp this week and has elected to resume his playing career after spending most of the 2022 season on the restricted list, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
During his last full season in 2021, the 24-year-old right-hander struggled to the tune of an 11.15 ERA, 2.48 WHIP and 30:26 K:BB across 15.1 innings between stops at Double-A Frisco and the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. The Rangers will likely assign Speas to a lower-level affiliate to begin the season with the hope that he can regain confidence and show improved control. A 2016 second-round draft pick, Speas is blessed with a fastball that can hit the triple digits, so he could have some developmental upside as a reliever if he's able to find the strike zone on a consistent basis.
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