GUARDIANS ACQUIRE RHP ALEX COBB FROM THE GIANTS
CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Guardians announced today the following transaction relative to the 2024 Major League roster:
Acquired RHP Alex Cobb from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Jacob Bresnahan and a player to be named later.
Cobb, 36, has fashioned a 3.85 ERA (561ER/1,311.1IP) in 230 career MLB starts across 12 seasons with Tampa Bay (2011-14, 2016-17), Baltimore (2018-20), Los Angeles-AL (2021) and San Francisco (2023). The right-hander went 7-7 with a 3.87 ERA (65ER/151.1IP) in 28 starts for the Giants in 2023, garnering his first All-Star selection. In 12 starts at home last season, he went 5-2 with a 1.95 ERA (16ER/74.0IP), the best home ERA in MLB (min. 70.0IP). Cobb has spent the 2024 season on the Injured List following off-season surgery on his left hip. In 6 rehab starts since June 30, he is 1-1 with a 3.93 ERA (8ER/18.1IP), working up to 60 pitches.
The Boston, MA native was originally drafted by Tampa Bay in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Vero Beach (FL) HS, making his Major League debut on May 1, 2011. His career 0.95 HR/9.0IP is the 7th-best mark among active right-handers since 2011 (min. 200GS). He started the 2013 AL Wild Card Game for the Rays against Cleveland on October 2, 2013, earning the win in Tampa Bay’s 4-0 win (6.2IP, 8H, 0R, 1BB, 5SO). He is free agent-eligible following the season.
RHP ALEX COBB
Season League Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP AVG
2011 MLB TB 3 2 3.42 9 9 0 0 0 52.2 49 21 20 3 1 21 37 1.33 .244
2012 MLB TB 11 9 4.03 23 23 2 1 0 136.1 130 67 61 11 9 40 106 1.25 .254
2013 MLB TB 11 3 2.76 22 22 1 0 0 143.1 120 46 44 13 3 45 134 1.15 .228
2014 MLB TB 10 9 2.87 27 27 0 0 0 166.1 142 56 53 11 10 47 149 1.14 .231
2015 MLB TB DID NOT PITCH-INJURY
2016 MLB TB 1 2 8.59 5 5 0 0 0 22.0 32 22 21 5 0 7 16 1.77 .337
2017 MLB TB 12 10 3.66 29 29 0 0 0 179.1 175 78 73 22 6 44 128 1.22 .254
2018 MLB BAL 5 15 4.90 28 28 1 0 0 152.1 172 93 83 24 4 43 102 1.41 .284
2019 MLB BAL 0 2 10.95 3 3 0 0 0 12.1 21 16 15 9 0 2 8 1.86 .362
2020 MLB BAL 2 5 4.30 10 10 0 0 0 52.1 52 27 25 8 2 18 38 1.34 .252
2021 MLB LAA 8 3 3.76 18 18 0 0 0 93.1 85 46 39 5 3 33 98 1.26 .240
2022 MLB SF 7 8 3.73 28 28 0 0 0 149.2 152 72 62 9 3 43 151 1.30 .262
2023 MLB SF 7 7 3.87 28 28 2 1 0 151.1 163 69 65 19 6 37 131 1.32 .272
Career MLB 4 Teams 77 75 3.85 230 230 6 2 0 1311.1 1293 613 561 139 47 380 1098 1.28 .256