Peter Solomon

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2017
R:  0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1.0 IP, 0.0 BB/9, 0.0 K/9

After signing, Solomon threw just one inning.

2018
A:  8-1-0, 2.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 77.2 IP, 3.2 BB/9, 10.2 K/9
A+:  1-0-0, 1.96 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 23.0 IP, 1.6 BB/9, 10.2 K/9

Pitching both as a starter and reliever, Solomon had a strong season, the bulk of it in low A.  He had good walk and K rates, and opponents batted just .213 against him, with little power.  Baseball America rated him Houston’s #22 prospect.

2019
A+:  0-0-0, 2.35 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 7.2 IP, 4.7 BB/9, 16.4 K/9

Solomon made just two starts and went out with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery.

2020
INJURED

Solomon probably would have missed the season anyway, but the pandemic removed any doubt.  The Astros nevertheless added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

2021
AAA:  8-1-1, 4.70 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 97.2 IP, 3.9 BB/9, 10.3 K/9
MLB:  1-0-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 14.0 IP, 5.1 BB/9, 6.4 K/9

Houston sent Solomon to AAA, skipping him over AA.  His numbers there weren’t impressive, but  the league as a whole had a 5.39 ERA and Solomon was in his Tommy John recovery year.  Gopher balls were a problem, as he allowed 16.  He did improve over the course of the season.  BA ranked him tenth in the Houston system.

2022
AAA (Hou):  8-6-0, 5.20 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 97.0 IP, 4.1 BB/9, 8.2 K/9
AAA:  0-1-0, 8.53 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 12.2 IP, 7.1 BB/9, 7.1 K/9

The Astros sent Solomon back to AAA, where he pitched mainly as a starter.  Gopher balls, 17 to be exact, were again a problem, and overall he didn’t pitch well.  His walk and K rates slipped.  Houston designated him for assignment on September 1 and the Pirates claimed him.  He got into four games for Indianapolis and pitched very poorly.

Ben Cherington has acquired innumerable pitchers through waiver claims and by sending cash for ones who’ve been dfa’d.  Invariably, they’ve been pitchers who’ve had no success in the majors.  Many, including Solomon, haven’t done well in AAA, either.  None of these acquisitions has been successful, but the Pirates keep giving them playing time and clogging the roster with them.  This stopped with Solomon after the season, though, as they outrighted him to create roster space.