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Ross Stripling Signs Minor-League Deal With Kansas City
Right-handed pitcher Ross Stripling signed a minor-league deal with the Kanas City Royals on Wednesday. This contract includes an invitation to spring training. Stripling spent the entire 2024 campaign with the Oakland Athletics, holding a poor 6.01 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP across 85 1/3 innings. He tallied strikeouts at a poor 12.9 percent rate but showed a strong command of his pitches with a 5.8 percent walk rate. He also generated a 35.3 percent hard-hit rate and a 6.8 percent barrel rate, which placed him in the 78th and 69th percentile, respectively. He posted a career-best 3.01 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP across 134 1/3 innings with the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2021 campaign. Fantasy managers should expect Stripling to compete for a long-relief role during spring training. However, given his struggles last season, he will likely open the campaign at Triple-A.
Source: Kansas City Royals
Source: Kansas City Royals
