The Astros have designated infielder Matt Duffy for assignment, MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart tweets. (Duffy is not to be confused with the Giants third baseman of the same name.) The move clears space for Cuban star Yulieski Gurriel, whose signing the Astros officially announced at Minute Maid Park today.
The 27-year-old Duffy has played sparingly for the Astros in the past two seasons, with three hits in a total of 12 plate appearances. He had a good season with Triple-A Fresno in 2015, but has struggled there this year, batting just .226/.303/.350 while playing third base, shortstop, first base and left field.
But why him?
Plz go to the giants.
Give Brandon Crawford a day off…
MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!
Matt Duffy already plays for the Giants……LOL……….(why would they want 2 guys with the same name?…………hehehe)
agree with houstonsportsfan: why him? Good defense, plays multiple positions His bat is not like last year’s incredible year.but I don’t understand….
What do you mean last years incredible year? Hes barely played at the MLB level
It would be great to have two infielders named Matt Duffy on Giants. They would drive Boche and announcers crazy.
He should be going by his full name Matthew Duffy.
I am a Giants fan and it would be great if the Giants claimed him.
The left side of the infield would be manned by one person(well technically one name, but same thing right?)
The Astros are rapidly reaching the point where they’ll be designating quality players because their rebuilding plan has worked so well. The major thinning will occur in a couple years when the young guys become free agents and Houston will never support a Yankee, Red Sox or Dodger payroll level and they’ll lose a lot of guys. Over the next few years, however, good players are going to be waived.