Hale was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Friday.
Hale has a 6.41 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 21:9 K:BB across 26.2 innings this season, and the Phillies opted to remove him from the 40-man roster after surrendering five runs in his past two appearances. The right-hander could report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley if he goes unclaimed on waivers.
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Phillies' David Hale: Reinstated Tuesday
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Hale was reinstated from the COVID-19-related injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
Hale was placed on the COVID-related IL prior to Sunday's game against the Nationals, but he'll return to the Phillies' bullpen after missing just one game. He's posted a subpar 5.64 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across 22.1 innings this season, but Hale should still figure to be one of Joe Girardi's top long-relief options going forward.
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Phillies' David Hale: Heads to COVID-19 IL
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The Phillies placed Hale on the COVID-19-related injured list prior to Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Long reliever Chase Anderson was also added to the COVID IL, but the Phillies didn't specify whether the two pitchers were moved to the list due to testing positive for the virus. Since making a spot start May 20 in place of Vince Velasquez, Hale has made only one appearance out of the Philadelphia bullpen. He'll likely be ticketed for low-leverage relief duty once he's reinstated from the IL.
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Phillies' David Hale: Takes loss in spot start
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Hale (0-2) gave up one run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in three innings to take the loss versus Miami on Thursday.
Hale made a spot start when Vince Velasquez (finger) was scratched shortly before first pitch. The 33-year-old Hale did alright on short notice, with his only mistake being a third-inning solo home run by Miguel Rojas. The right-hander didn't get any help from Philadelphia's offense. Hale owns a 4.79 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB across 20.2 innings this season, primarily as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen. He's given up four homers in 12 outings.
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Phillies' David Hale: Starting Thursday
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Hale will start Thursday's game against the Marlins, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Vince Velasquez was initially slated to start Thursday's game, but he was dealing with a numb right index finger while warming up ahead of the contest. As a result, Hale will make his first start of the season on short notice, while the Phillies could lean heavily on their bullpen Thursday.
Phillies' David Hale: Avoids arbitration with Phillies
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Hale agreed to a one-year deal with the Phillies on Wednesday, avoiding arbitration.
The 33-year-old righty logged a 3.71 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 17 innings last season. He is a groundball pitcher (50.9 career GB%) who is primarily deployed in the middle innings.
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Phillies' David Hale: Opening nightcap
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Hale will be the opener for the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Hale has opened once for the Phillies this season and threw 3.1 innings, though he only threw 34 pitches and likely wouldn't have been allowed to pitch that long if he weren't so efficient. He likely won't go particularly deep in this one.
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Phillies' David Hale: Short outing in spot start
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Hale didn't factor into the decision in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, giving up two runs on four hits over 3.1 innings. He struck out one without walking a batter.
Getting a spot start with both Jake Arrieta (hamstring) and Spencer Howard (shoulder) currently on the IL, Hale tossed an efficient 34 pitches (27 strikes) and gave the Phillies three scoreless frames before serving up a solo homer to Teoscar Hernandez and a double to Randal Grichuk to get the hook. Hale will likely return to the bullpen for the remainder of the regular season.
Hale was traded from the Yankees to the Phillies on Friday in exchange for minor-league reliever Addison Russ, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
The veteran wasn't needed in New York, as the Yankees designated him for assignment Monday, but almost any warm body would be useful in Philadelphia at the moment, as the Phillies' bullpen owns an 8.07 ERA. Hale is by no means a shutdown arm, posting a career 4.23 ERA and a 15.3 percent strikeout rate, but he'll almost certainly be better than the Phillies' alternatives and could become one of the team's primary late-inning options in front of Hector Neris given the weakness of the existing candidates.
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Yankees' David Hale: Designated for assignment
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Hale was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Monday.
Hale has been perfectly adequate in five relief appearances for the Yankees this season, allowing two earned runs in six innings while posting a 7:3 K:BB. With a respectable 4.23 ERA in 236 career major-league innings, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Hale claimed off waivers.
Hale earned the save in Saturday's win over the Red Sox after allowing two hits with three strikeouts and one walk over two scoreless innings.
Fill-in closer Zack Britton was taking a rest day Saturday, so Hale was called upon to cover the final two frames. The right-hander recorded two saves for the Yankees last season, so it's not as though he doesn't have any experience closing things out. The 33-year-old should usually work in middle relief for manager Aaron Boone.
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Yankees' David Hale: Secures spot in majors
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Hale signed a major-league contract with the Yankees on Tuesday.
The veteran right-hander re-signed with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee in February and was able to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster in summer camp. Hale made 20 big-league appearances with the club last season and delivered a 3.11 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB across 37.2 innings.
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Yankees' David Hale: Claims spot on 60-man roster
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Hale will take part in summer camp as part of the Yankees' 60-man player pool.
Hale re-upped with the Yankees in the offseason after compiling a 3.11 ERA and 1.22 WHIP across 37.2 relief innings with the team in 2019. He's not on the 40-man roster, but he'll compete for a bullpen spot when camp resumes.
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Yankees' David Hale: Still with Yankees
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Hale was released and immediately re-signed by the Yankees in March, Brendan Kuty of NJ Advance Media reports.
Reports surfaced Thursday that Hale had recently been released by the Yankees. While that is technically true, the release was a procedural move meant to work around an opt-out clause in Hale's minor-league contract. Because the original clause was set to kick in four days before the end of spring training, it became essentially meaningless once spring training was suspended. Consequently, the team agreed to present Hale with a new deal that pushes the opt-out to five days before the to-be-determined rescheduled Opening Day. As such, Hale remains in contention for a spot in the big-league bullpen -- especially if rosters are expanded at the start of the season, as is widely expected.
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David Hale: Cut loose by Yankees
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The Yankees recently released Hale, Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports.
New York didn't announce the transaction prior to the league-wide roster freeze, but Hale presumably requested his release after the team assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on March 25. Hale had re-signed with the Yankees on a minor-league deal in January and faced long odds to break camp as a member of the Opening Day roster.
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Yankees' David Hale: Could compete for starting role
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Hale could emerge as a candidate for he Yankees' fifth-starter role to open the season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
With Luis Severino going down with a season-ending elbow injury, the fifth spot in the Yankees' rotation appears to be a wide open competition between a number of veterans and youngsters. Though Hale gave up two runs in 1.2 innings Sunday, he has started 20 big-league games in his career and pitched well in a relief role with the Yankees last season, compiling a 3.11 ERA in 20 appearances.
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Yankees' David Hale: Back with Yankees
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Hale returned to the Yankees as a non-roster invitee Monday.
Hale left the Yankees after being designated for assignment in October but ultimately elected to return to the organization. In 37.2 innings for the team last season, he struck out 14.7 percent of opposing batters but still managed a strong 3.11 ERA.
