Brandyn

Sittinger

Sittinger made five relief appearances last year for the Diamondbacks and latched on with the Braves on a minor league contract back in late February. The 28-year-old righty has been released after posting an underwhelming 6.26 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 29/13 K/BB ratio across 27 1/3 innings (23 appearances) this season for Triple-A Gwinnett.

Sittinger made five relief appearances with the Diamondbacks last season, allowing four runs over 4 2/3 frames, before being removed from their 40-man roster last October. The 27-year-old righty spent the majority of the year at Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno where he posted a 4.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 53/17 K/BB ratio across 39 1/3 innings (35 appearances). He’ll augment the Braves’ organizational relief depth this upcoming season.

Sittinger spent a little time in the majors this year as a September callup and surrendered four earned runs on five hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old right-hander will not be part of the 40-man roster in Arizona leading into the offseason.

It was a cool story to see the 27-year-old former Indy ball pitcher reach the majors, but he struggled in his five appearances. Hopefully he’ll get another shot at some point.

Robert Murray of FanSided was first to report the move. Sittinger, 27, was in independent ball in 2019 and didn’t pitch anywhere in 2020. He’s earning his first trip to the majors after posting a 4.03 ERA and 51/17 K/BB ratio over 38 innings between Double- and Triple-A.