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Van Mil

Van Mil has registered an ugly 6.30 ERA and 1.70 WHIP in 10 innings this season at the Triple-A level. The 7-foot-1 right-hander may struggle to ever reach the bigs.

Acquired from the Twins in the Brian Fuentes trade last year, the 7-foot-1 right-hander held a 2.04 ERA, 6.2 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 66 1/3 innings at Double-A in 2011. At 27 and having never pitched above Double-A, Van Mil is running out of time in his quest to become the tallest player in history to appear in a MLB game.

The 7'1 native of the Netherlands, has struggled to find consistency over seven seasons in the minor leagues. Still just 28-years-old, he possesses tremendous stuff and could crack the major league bullpen if he improves his command.

The towering 29-year-old spent the 2013 campaign in the Reds system, where he posted a 3.52 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 34/30 K/BB ratio over 64 innings of work between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Louisville.

The 7-foot-1 Netherlands native had allowed 15 runs (14 earned) in 5 1/3 innings over his first five appearances (including one start) with Triple-A Rochester. He’ll attempt to find another opportunity elsewhere.

The move opened a 40-man roster spot for new big-league reliever Brian Fuentes. Van Mil, 26 in September, has posted a pitiful 6.37 ERA and 2.09 WHIP in 29 2/3 innings this season at Double-A New Britain. With those kind of numbers, he won’t draw very much interest from opposing teams.

Van Mil was just designated for assignment on Saturday. At 7-foot-1, he is currently the tallest player in baseball, but his results have fallen short of respectability with a 6.37 ERA and 2.09 WHIP in 29 2/3 innings this season at Double-A New Britain.