The Tigers announced Thursday that they’ve claimed outfielder Dustin Peterson off waivers from the Braves. In order to open a roster spot for Peterson, who was designated for assignment by Atlanta recently, Detroit transferred John Hicks from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Peterson has been optioned and will not join the Tigers’ big league roster at this time.
Peterson, who’ll turn 24 this coming Monday, received an exceptionally brief promotion to the Majors this season, making just two plate appearances before being sent back to Triple-A Gwinnett. A second-round pick of the Padres back in the 2013 draft, he joined the Braves organization alongside Max Fried, Jace Peterson and Mallex Smith in the 2014 Justin Upton blockbuster.
A former third baseman, Peterson moved to the outfield on a full-time basis back in 2015. He’s appeared at all three spots in the time since, though he’s best suited for corner work and has spent the bulk of his time in left field over the past two seasons. Peterson doesn’t strike out at an alarming rate (career 22 percent in Triple-A) but also isn’t overly proficient in terms of drawing walks (7.2 percent in Triple-A). He’s hit for a decent average but shown more gap power than over-the-fence pop in the upper minors, as evidenced by a .260/.321/.368 slash with a dozen homers and 40 doubles in 788 plate appearances.
While some scouting reports have previously pegged Peterson for average to slightly above-average raw power, he’s yet to tap into that in the upper levels of the Braves’ system. That said, he still ranked 15th among Braves farmhands on the latest midseason update from Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com, so it’s a bit surprising to see him change hands on a mere waiver claim. Peterson has a pair of minor league options left beyond the current season, so the Tigers can afford to be patient with him in the future, should he stick on the 40-man roster into the 2019 season.
Smart claim. No risk reasonable reward.
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Oh great move Atl! You trade for the stiff Duvall hitting below 100 but release Peterson.
If you are going to criticize Duvall at least get his stats right.
I mean, if you just look at ATL numbers, he’s hitting exactly .100.
Regardless, he’s better than Peterson.
Duvall is better, period. Sure, he’s having a down year, but he’ll be better in 2019 and more valuable than DP ever would be.
What a freaking joke braves!!!! What a joke!
Great move for the tigers though. Y’all are in rebuild and he’s pretty much mlb ready. I think he will be a solid major league ball player. Not amazing, but perfect fit low risk move for the tigers. I felt like he was gonna be our next 4th outfielder or at worse a good person to package with our better talent to get a big time player. U know? Know way we should have given this guy away for free
I don’t think Dustin Peterson who is viewed as a 4th OF would make or break a deal for a big player.
He absolutely adds value to a trade. He could easily be packaged with a better prospect to swing a trade in our favor.
So can any other prospect.
You should look into the 40 man roster and what it means carrying players. Especially those of Atlanta’s stable of pitching. Gotta protect them for the future.
It’s ok, it’s a learning process. He’s expendable.
There are others that suck way more than he does still on the 40 man roster. And again, I mentioned at worse trading him in a package, which could in theory open up a roster spot. It’s ok, being a smart ass is a learning process … you’ll get there
Lol in a rebuilt?
It’s September 6th and the Braves are in first place, doc. It’s Tim to jettison the crap and have a competitive roster.
He’s not someone worth erupting over, dude. Get a grip.
He’s been okay overall at best, and he hasn’t recovered as well as planned from his hamate injury, which doesn’t help when you also consider that he’s basically a LF at best (and was only playing RF at AAA due to who they had on the roster). Besides, with who the Braves have on hand right now as well as who they can potentially sign in the offseason (when a TON of money is coming off the books), he doesn’t have a good fit on the team going forward. It’s a bit disappointing, sure, but to say that it’s a “joke” is bordering on delusional.
To let go of one of our better hitting prospects for nothing is delusional. If he wasn’t gonna he kept he should have been dealt for something. The kid can play. It’s a joke we got no value for him
Better hitting? Have you looked at his AAA numbers? They aren’t great, and there are serious questions on whether he will ever regain his power.
What did you expect to get out of him that any other triple-A depth guy couldn’t get you in a trade? He would be a throw in, in a big trade, and even then, I’m sure The Braves have tons more better depth pieces than a guy who never had truly good numbers in The Minors.
The Braves will be fine, I promise.
Good luck to Peterson. While he may have success in Detroit, he simply didn’t for into Atlanta’s current plans with a crowded 40 man roster.
Duvall could start next year in LF if the Braves let Markakis walk. Acuna to RF.
Duvall sucks
Well if the guy cannot get consistent at bats.
You simple minded fans who don’t actually understand the game of baseball and how to truly manage a professional ball club kill me. There are so many different facets to this stuff than just looking at a players Average or ERA to determine their major league readiness. Stop complaining when the FO (The people who do understand how to run a major league team) makes decisions that they feel are best to help advance the team into the future. You get all upset because you thought said player was supposed to be “the next big thing” in your own mind only for that player to wash out with the other 80% of baseball prospects. Not very many guys can make it and sustain a level of play that warrants their place on the team. So just enjoy the product on the field and leave the everyday management to the paid professionals.
This site is called trade rumors. Meaning everyone who follows it has an interest in what’s happening in the “everyday Mgmt” of the team. Lol. A simple minded fan would just watch the game and leave everyday Mgmt of the team to the paid professionals. The real baseball fans get deeper into the system and passionate about it. Rather they are wrong or right on their opinion is the fun of this site and why it is so attractive. It brings up good debates and allows us to see what different fans think about the same subject and a platform to express those opinions. It’s not like what we say is influencing Mgmt lol. This site is pretty much exactly the opposite of what you posted and if you can’t appreciate that in its form you need to find a different site to follow. It’s call ESPN, worldwide basic everyday sports news