The Dodgers proceed their observe report of taking up reclamation initiatives.
Los Angeles acquired Cavan Biggio, the son of Corridor of Famer Craig Biggio, from the Blue Jays in change for reduction prospect Braydon Fisher and money issues, the group introduced.
Toronto designated Biggio, 29, for project on June 7.
The utility participant had a rocky begin to the 2024 season, slashing .200/.323 /.291 with two residence runs in 131 plate appearances.
He struck out 42 instances in 110 at-bats, to associate with two homers and 9 RBIs.
A former top-10 prospect within the Blue Jays system, Biggio made his MLB debut with the group in 2019, hitting 16 residence runs in 100 video games that yr.
Since posting a career-best .807 OPS in 2020, Biggio owns a .678 mark.
In his six seasons with Toronto, he tallied a .227 batting common, together with 48 residence runs, 176 RBIs and 246 runs scored.
By buying and selling Biggio, it obtained a righty reliever in Fisher, who posted a 5.68 ERA spanning Triple-A and Double-A, quite than lose him for nothing.
Biggio’s ouster comes because the Blue Jays (33-34) attempt to proper the ship, sitting in fourth place within the AL East.
The group’s offense has performed a big function in these struggles, rating twenty sixth in residence runs and twenty fifth in slugging proportion.
The Dodgers, however, lead the NL West with a 42-26 report and an elite offense.
The group has a popularity for including worth to its roster in sudden methods – sometimes by means of reclamation initiatives.
They helped flip Max Muncy from a marginal participant right into a high third baseman, and simply final yr obtained higher manufacturing from Joey Gallo than the Yankees had.
In 44 video games with the group, Gallo had seven residence runs and 23 RBIs — only one much less RBI than he had tallied in 82 video games with the Yankees final season.
Whereas Los Angeles’ offense is cruising, the group is receiving restricted manufacturing from a number of positions, probably opening the door for Biggio to obtain regular at-bats.