The Dodgers announced that they have designated infielder Ronald Torreyes for assignment in order to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for their newest pitcher, right-hander Kenta Maeda.
Torreyes, who turned 23 in September, was traded to the Dodgers from the Blue Jays back in June, with cash considerations heading to Toronto in exchange. Torreyes got a brief cup of coffee with L.A. in 2015 — his Major League debut — collecting a pair of hits in six at-bats/eight plate appearances. Torreyes has seen most of his professional defensive work come at second base, though he does have significant experience at shortstop (144 games) and third base (65 games) as well. He’s also seen a bit of time in the corner outfield.
This past season, Torreyes batted .261/.308/.347 between Double-A and Triple-A across three organizations: the Astros, Blue Jays and Dodgers. While he’s never shown much pop, Torreyes has hit for average pretty consistently in the minors while displaying the aforementioned defensive versatility. He’s a lifetime .287/.330/.358 hitter at Triple-A and an overall .298/.353/.409 hitter in the minor leagues.
This is my shocked face. Stunned the Dodgers would designate someone for assignment.
At least post a picture of a face icon. :/ 🙁 :-! :7( :0 :[ =√[ Any will do. 🙂
Padres short stop of the future? He can’t hit any worse than Alexi did last year. May be worth a try.
Didn’t the Padres already get their “shortstop of the future” from Boston in the Kimbrell trade?
I believe he is a little further into the future but I may be wrong.
yeh, but he has not proved himself at the big league level.
Neither Torreyes or Guerra have proven themselves at the big league level. As cheap as the Padres are, using Torreyes (who had some success in the minors in both defense and offense) this year while Guerra continues to develop might not be a bad idea. Like I said earlier, he may be worth a try. It won’t cost us much and I believe he’s a better option than signing Desmond as a stop gap for multi millions. Worst case scenario, he moves to second base, which appears to be his primary position. How is that bad?
Isn’t a “cup of coffee” always brief?
Pirates could use a player like him. Has a little bit more of an ability to get on base than Floriman or Gift. Keep in mind I’m thinking a backup on the bench in case Kang doesn’t come back by the start of the season.
Perfect fit for the white sox.