Chasen Shreve

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Chasen Shreve
Chasen Shreve on August 5, 2015.jpg
Shreve with the New York Yankees
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1990-07-12) July 12, 1990 (age 31)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 19, 2014, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record20–11
Earned run average3.63
Strikeouts313
Teams

Chasen Dean Shreve (born July 12, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2014 with the Atlanta Braves and he has also played in MLB for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career[]

Amateur career[]

Shreve attended Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his senior year, Shreve was named to the Nevada All-State Second team for baseball.[1] He enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, where he played college baseball.[2]

Atlanta Braves[]

The Atlanta Braves selected Shreve in the 11th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League that year, pitching to a 2–0 win-loss record and a 2.25 earned run average (ERA). In 2011, Shreve pitched for the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League, finishing the season with a 5–6 win-loss record and a 3.86 ERA.

Shreve began the 2012 season with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, where he had a 4–4 win-loss record and a 2.15 ERA, before receiving a promotion to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League, where he had a 2–1 record and a 3.93 ERA. Shreve split the 2013 season with Mississippi and Lynchburg, pitching to a 3–1 record and a 4.43 ERA in Mississippi and a 0–1 record and a 2.75 ERA with Lynchburg.[4]

During spring training in 2014, Shreve altered his approach to increase his pitching velocity.[5] He had a 3–2 with seven saves and a 2.48 ERA. The Braves promoted Shreve to the major leagues for the first time on July 19, 2014 to replace Luis Avilán.[4][6] The Braves demoted Shreve to the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League on August 1.[7] He made 15 appearances for the Braves in 2014 accumulating a 0.73 ERA.

New York Yankees[]

The Braves traded Shreve and David Carpenter to the New York Yankees for Manny Banuelos on January 1, 2015.[8]

Shreve pitched to a 1.89 ERA in his first 52+1⁄3 innings of the 2015 season, but had a 13.50 ERA in his final six innings, during which he allowed four home runs. Yankees catcher Brian McCann speculated that Shreve was tipping his pitches to opposing hitters, though Larry Rothschild, the Yankees pitching coach, believed Shreve was simply tired at the end of the season.[9] Overall in 2015, Shreve ended the season 6–2 with a 3.09 ERA in 59 game appearances.

Shreve struggled to a 5.21 ERA in his first 19 appearances to begin 2016. On May 26, 2016, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a left shoulder strain.[10] On August 30, Shreve earned his first Major League save in 5–4 ten-inning win over the Kansas City Royals. In 2017, Shreve spent the first half of the season between AAA and the Yankees bullpen. Through his first 29 appearances, he collected a 2.77 ERA before being sent back down to Class AAA on July 19 after the acquisition of David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle.[11] The Yankees recalled Shreve on July 30.[12]

St. Louis Cardinals[]

On July 27, 2018, the Yankees traded Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luke Voit and bonus pool money.[13] In 39 games for the Yankees, he had compiled a 2–2 record with a 4.26 ERA.[14]

Shreve finished his 2018 campaign in St. Louis with a 1–2 record and a 3.07 ERA in 20 relief appearances.[15] On March 22, 2019, Shreve was designated for assignment by the team.[16] He was outrighted on March 27 and assigned to the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[17] He was recalled to St. Louis for the first time in 2019 on July 11,[18] but designated for assignment once again on July 23.[19] Shreve elected free agency on October 1, 2019.

New York Mets[]

On November 21, 2019, Shreve signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[20][21] During the shortened 2020 season, Shreve appeared in 17 games for the Mets and recorded a 3.96 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 25 innings. On December 2, 2020, Shreve was non tendered by the Mets.[22]

Pittsburgh Pirates[]

On February 7, 2021, Shreve signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.[23] On May 11, 2021, Shreve was selected to the active roster.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "ALL-STATE BASEBALL". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ RON KANTOWSKI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. "Bonanza product Shreve back in pinstripes". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "On the 40-man: Chasen Shreve". lohud.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Chasen Shreve promoted to Atlanta – Mississippi Braves News". Mississippi Braves. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Infielders Jose Peraza, Kyle Kubitza lead Atlanta Braves Organizational All-Stars – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Morgan, Joe (July 19, 2014). "After callup, Shreve gets first taste of Majors". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Dorado, Juan (August 1, 2014). "Atlanta Braves Option Chasen Shreve to Gwinnett". MILB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Yankees trade Manny Banuelos to the Braves for a pair of pitchers – HardballTalk". January 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Was Yankees' Chasen Shreve tipping pitches last season?". NJ.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ^ Martin, Dan (May 26, 2016). "Struggling Chasen Shreve hits DL with shoulder issue". Nypost.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Eager Yankees reinforcements embolden team for pennant drive". AP NEWS. July 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Yankees recall Chasen Shreve, option Caleb Smith to Triple-A". Web.yesnetwork.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Post-Dispatch store. "Cardinals trade Voit to Yankees for relievers Shreve, Gallegos | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Yankees Trade Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos to the Cardinals". 12up. July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals 2018 player grades: Bullpen | Sports". kmov.com. October 4, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ Schaeffer, Brenden. "Cardinals DFA Chasen Shreve as opening day roster begins to take shape". KMOV.com.
  17. ^ Hummel, Rick. "Reliever Shreve clears waivers, will pitch for Memphis". STLtoday.com.
  18. ^ Jul 11, FOX Sports; ET, 2019 at 5:14p (July 11, 2019). "Carp returns, Yadi to 10-day IL as Cards make flurry of roster moves". FOX Sports.
  19. ^ Schaeffer, Brenden. "Cardinals activate Mike Mayers from injured list, DFA Chasen Shreve (again)". KMOV.com.
  20. ^ Thosar, Deesha (November 21, 2019). "Mets reportedly sign left-hander Chasen Shreve to minor-league deal". Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  21. ^ Thosar, Deesha (September 5, 2020). "Chasen Shreve emerging as one of Mets' most reliable bullpen arms". Daily News. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  22. ^ DiComo, Anthony (December 2, 2020). "Mets 2020 non-tender deadline". MLB.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "Pirates Sign Chasen Shreve To Minor-League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors.
  24. ^ "Pirates Announce Roster Moves".

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