Heath Hembree
RP FA
Sat 3/2/24 4:08 PM

The Mariners reassigned Hembree to minor-league camp Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Hembree threw a perfect inning during his lone appearance of the spring, but his chances to make the team were always slim. The 35-year-old righty will head to Triple-A Tacoma to provide the Mariners with organizational depth in the bullpen.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Sat 2/3/24 5:56 PM

Hembree signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Hembree turned in 1.1 scoreless frames during his lone major-league appearance last season, and he gave up three runs in 13 innings between the Tigers' and Rays' Triple-A affiliates. The 35-year-old righty will report to Triple-A Tacoma and offer the Mariners organizational bullpen depth.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Sun 7/2/23 5:32 PM

Hembree (forearm) was released by the Tigers on Sunday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander was cut loose by the Red Sox in late April and quickly latched on with the Tigers via a minor-league deal, but he made just six appearances before going down with a forearm injury. Hembree was activated from the injured list by Triple-A Toledo on Friday but will now depart the organization.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Mon 5/1/23 2:21 PM

Hembree signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
After electing to become a free agent last week when Tampa Bay moved him off its 40-man roster, Hembree has quickly caught on with a new organization. Though Hembree is initially expected to report to Triple-A Toledo, he should have a clearer path to capturing a more permanent spot in Detroit's big-league bullpen than he did with the American League East-leading Rays, who had several promising relief arms in the majors and higher levels of the minors. Hembree had posted a 1.29 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in seven innings with Triple-A Durham this season and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in his lone relief appearance with the Rays prior to being designated for assignment.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Fri 4/28/23 3:52 PM

Hembree cleared outright waivers and elected free agency Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Hembree made one scoreless appearance for the Rays before being removed from their 40-man roster. He'll now look to latch on in another organization.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Wed 4/26/23 2:11 PM

The Rays designated Hembree for assignment Wednesday, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran righty threw 1.1 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts in his only appearance with the Rays. Hembree doesn't figure to attract much interest on waivers, as he hasn't posted a sub-five ERA since 2019 in Boston.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Tue 4/25/23 2:29 PM

The Rays selected Hembree's contract from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Hembree gets a shot with the big club after allowing one run over seven relief innings at Durham. The 34-year-old struggled mightily at the big-league level in 2022, holding a 7.36 ERA across 26 appearances between the Dodgers and Pirates.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Wed 3/29/23 4:37 PM

Tampa Bay reassigned Hembree to the minors Wednesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Hembree made 10 scoreless appearances in the Grapefruit League this spring, but he was always on the outside looking in for a spot in Tampa Bay's talent-filled bullpen. The 34-year-old struggled to a 7.36 ERA in 22 major-league innings last season between the Pirates and Dodgers.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Wed 1/18/23 4:51 PM

Hembree agreed Wednesday with the Rays on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to MLB spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
The journeyman reliever has seen big-league action in each of the past 10 seasons, but even though he'll get a chance to compete for a spot in the Tampa Bay bullpen in spring training, he'll likely face an uphill battle to break camp with the big club. Hembree walked a career-high 15.9 percent of the batters he faced over his 22 big-league innings between the Dodgers and Pirates in 2022, and he was hit hard when he wasn't issuing free passes, giving up six home runs.

Heath Hembree
RP FA
Fri 9/16/22 9:57 PM

Hembree elected free agency Friday after he cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City by the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran right-hander was designated for assignment by Los Angeles earlier this week, and he'll return to the open market rather than reporting to the minors. Hembree has has a 7.36 ERA in 26 outings between the Pirates and Dodgers this season.