Petricka was released by the Twins on Friday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
Petricka made 21 relief appearances at Triple-A St. Paul to begin the year and posted a 4.18 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 23.2 innings. However, he'll part ways with the organization after Brad Peacock signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Friday.
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Twins' Jake Petricka: Joins Twins on minor-league deal
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Petricka signed a minor-league deal with the Twins on Thursday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Petricka owns a respectable 4.24 ERA in 237.2 career innings, but he's now 33 years old and has thrown just 14 MLB innings over the last three years. He doesn't seem to have the time to make his case for an Opening Day roster spot but could get called on later in the year if the Twins get hit by injuries in the bullpen.
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Angels' Jake Petricka: Released, re-signed by Angels
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Petricka was released and subsequently re-signed by the Angels last week, according to his MiLB.com transaction log.
The left-hander has struggled with the big club this season, giving up 10 earned runs and posting an 8:7 K:BB across six innings. He was DFA'd on Sept. 16 and released five days later, but the organization brought him back on a minor-league deal Sept. 23. The 33-year-old enjoyed a brief run as a closer when he saved 14 games and posted a 2.96 ERA with the White Sox in 2014, but he's been mostly mediocre on the mound since.
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Angels' Jake Petricka: Designated for assignment
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Petricka was designated for assignment by the Angels on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Petricka has looked quite poor in his six major-league innings this season, giving up 10 runs on six hits and seven walks. He'll be removed from the roster to create a spot for Alex Cobb to return from a wrist injury.
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Angels' Jake Petricka: Joins big-league club
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The Angels selected Petricka's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
The 33-year-old righty has impressed with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, posting a 2.61 ERA and 32:9 K:BB in 31 innings of relief. Having displayed an ability to pitch multiple innings, Petricka will provide the Angels with bullpen depth and a long-relief option. His last MLB stint came in 2019, when he pitched to a 3.38 ERA in eight innings with the Brewers. No corresponding move has been announced yet.
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Angels' Jake Petricka: Takes loss in Angels debut
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Petricka (0-1) was charged with the loss and a blown save Wednesday in a loss to Baltimore, pitching two-thirds of an inning and allowing four runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one.
The right-hander's first game as an Angel did not go well. He entered the contest with two runners on base and one out in the seventh inning and managed to hold Baltimore to a single run, but Petricka then allowed four straight batters to reach in the following frame before being pulled. It was the first MLB appearance since 2019 for the 33-year-old, who holds a 4.11 ERA and 1.53 WHIP across 229 career outings, all as a reliever.
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Angels' Jake Petricka: Finds work with Halos
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The Angels purchased Petricka's minor-league contract Wednesday from the High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Petricka was with High Point for two and a half months before the Angels elected to bring the 32-year-old back to affiliated ball. The right-handed reliever has previously made 228 appearances in the big leagues between 2013 and 2019, logging a 3.96 ERA for his career.
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Jake Petricka: Let go by Toronto
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Petricka was released by the Blue Jays on Friday, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.
Petricka was included in the Blue Jay's 60-player pool but was unable to show enough to warrant a look on the big-league roster. The 32-year-old appeared in six games for the Brewers in 2019 and allowed three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and six walks over eight innings.
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Blue Jays' Jake Petricka: Gets spot in player pool
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The Blue Jays included Petricka as part of their 60-man roster pool that was announced Sunday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Petricka had joined the Blue Jays for spring training as a non-roster invitee and was considered a longshot to break camp with the big club, but the expanded roster for the 60-game season will aid his chances of finding work out of the Toronto bullpen in 2020. The right-hander has seen action at the MLB level in each of the past seven seasons, accruing a 3.96 ERA and 7.7 K-BB% over 228 career appearances.
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Blue Jays' Jake Petricka: Joining Blue Jays' camp
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Petricka signed with the Blue Jays as a non-roster invitee Friday, freelance baseball writer Robert Murray reports.
The 31-year-old has spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues, recording a respectable 3.96 ERA despite striking out just 17.2 percent of opposing batters. He threw just eight major-league innings for the Brewers last year, spending the bulk of the campaign at the Triple-A level for the Brewers and Rangers while posting a 3.74 ERA in 45.2 innings.
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Rangers' Jake Petricka: Traded to Rangers
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Petricka was acquired by the Rangers from the Brewers on Friday for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Petricka had a brief stint with the Brewers this season -- he allowed three runs over eight innings -- but has spent the bulk of the year at Triple-A San Antonio. The 31-year-old had a 1.89 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 22:4 K:BB across 19 innings with the Missions.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Stays in organization
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Petricka was outrighted to Triple-A San Antonio on Wednesday.
Petricka will remain in Milwaukee's organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The right-hander posted a 3.38 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 3:6 K:BB through eight innings with the big club before being designated for assignment over the weekend.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Designated for assignment
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Petricka was designated for assignment by the Brewers on Saturday.
Petricka has a 3.38 ERA in eight innings this season, but that number isn't in line with his 3:6 K:BB. He'll be removed from the 40-man roster to make room for Gio Gonzalez.
Petricka has already spent two separate stints on the big-league roster. As a reliever with options, expect him to continue to bounce between Milwaukee and Triple-A San Antonio throughout the season. Junior Guerra was placed on the bereavement list in a corresponding move.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: To be recalled
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Petricka is expected to rejoin the Brewers' bullpen Monday, Robert Murray of The Athletic reports.
Petricka was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Friday but is expected to rejoin the big-league club Monday. He has posted a 4.50 ERA in four innings with the Brewers this season.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Sent to Triple-A
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Petricka was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Petricka was up for just two days while Alex Wilson was on the paternity list. He pitched two scoreless innings during his latest stay with the big-league squad, bringing his ERA down to 4.50 on the season. With Wilson back with the team, Petricka heads back to the minors to wait for his next opportunity.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Back in majors
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Petricka was recalled from Low-A Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Petricka will rejoin the big-league bullpen for the time being with Alex Wilson (personal) heading to the paternity list in a corresponding move. The 30-year-old allowed two runs in two innings before being demoted to Low-A earlier in the season, so he'll likely be limited to low-leverage work during his second stint with the big club.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Demoted to Low-A
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Petricka was optioned to Low-A Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Petricka has allowed two runs and walked four over two innings for the Brewers out of the bullpen so far this season. The team may have sent him to Low-A for proximity reasons. In a corresponding move, Aaron Wilkerson was recalled from Triple-A San Antonio.
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Brewers' Jake Petricka: Joins big-league club
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Petricka was called up from Triple-A San Antonio on Sunday.
Petricka was sent to Triple-A at the end of spring training but makes his way back to the majors with the Brewers in need of a fresh bullpen arm. The 30-year-old had a 4.53 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 41:16 K:BB in 41 appearances with the Blue Jays in 2018.
