Josh

Fields

Fields has now been released three times since March, as he holds a 6.57 ERA at the Triple-A level this season. The 33-year-old will be on the lookout for another minor league deal elsewhere.

Fields signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee on April 19, shortly after being released from the Dodgers camp. He had allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and four walks over 7 2/3 innings this season at Triple-A San Antonio.

Fields was released by the Dodgers earlier this month in a very surprising move. The 33-year-old right-hander posted a 2.20 ERA and 0.95 WHIP over 41 innings of relief last season and could prove to be a nice late-spring pickup for Milwaukee. He’ll likely open the 2019 campaign at Triple-A San Antonio.

Fields was designated for assignment last week to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Donnie Hart and he’s now on the free agent market. The 33-year-old holds a 2.57 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 93/26 K/BB ratio over 98 innings across the last two seasons and can now be had at the veteran minimum.

The move clears a 40-man roster spot for Donnie Hart, who was picked up from the Orioles on Thursday. Fields avoided arbitration with the Dodgers in January on a one-year, $2.85 million contract, but now he’s on the waiver wire. The 33-year-old posted a 2.20 ERA and 0.95 WHIP over 41 innings of relief last season and figures to find a new home quickly.

Fields was projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $2.8 million via arbitration, which is almost right on the nose to what he’ll earn. The 33-year-old reliever was an unexpected force out of the Dodgers’ bullpen in 2018, compiling a 2.20 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 33/11 K/BB ratio across 41 innings.

Fields posted a 1.80 ERA and 8/2 K/BB ratio in 10 innings over seven rehab appearances and is now ready to rejoin the Astros’ bullpen. The 27-year-old has been sidelined since the first week of the season due to a right forearm strain.

Fields is scheduled to throw two innings. The Rule 5 pick appeared in two games with the Astros in early April prior to being placed on the disabled list. If all goes well, he could return to the big club sometime this month.

Fields suffered a right forearm strain in the first week of the season and has appeared in four games at Double-A Corpus Christi during his rehab assignment. The Astros want to see Fields work consecutive games without any setbacks before he’s activated from the DL.

Fields posted a 2.01 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 78/18 K/BB ratio in 58 1/3 innings this past season between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket. The 27-year-old right-hander could land a middle relief job in Houston.