Keeping up with the latest minor moves from around baseball:
- Former White Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo has re-signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on a three-year deal, Jon Heyman of Fancred tweets. The contract’s “believed” to be worth $10MM, per Heyman. Viciedo, who will turn 30 in March, last played in the majors in 2014. He immigrated to NPB prior to the 2016 season and has since slashed .298/.371/.505 with 66 home runs in 1,420 trips to the plate.
Earlier updates:
- The Rockies have signed right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez to a minor league contract, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports. Gonzalez was a first-round pick of the Rangers in 2013 who combined for 77 1/3 innings with them from 2015-16, but he struggled to a 4.54 ERA/5.06 FIP with ugly strikeout and walk rates (4.31 K/9, 4.77 BB/9) during that span. Gonzalez then underwent Tommy John surgery in July 2017, leading the Rangers to non-tender him and then re-sign him to a minors pact in the ensuing offseason. The 26-year-old threw just 10 innings at the lower levels of the minor leagues in 2018 as he worked his way back. Gonzalez is now pitching in the Dominican league, Eddy notes.
- The Reds have re-signed outfielder Aristides Aquino to a minor league deal, Eddy tweets (and as Greeneville Reds play-by-play announcer Justin Rocke first reported earlier this week). Cincinnati non-tendered Aquino last week, but it was reported at the time that the team was interested in bringing him back. The 24-year-old will now remain with the Reds, his only professional organization since he signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2011. Aquino played almost exclusively at the Double-A level from 2017-18 and combined to hit .227/.293/.421 with 37 home runs in 949 plate appearances, though he did appear in one Reds game last season.
I know I am dating myself here but every time I see the name “Chi Chi” I can’t help but think of Les Nessman on WKRP youtube.com/watch?v=7WmTsLO-hUI
I’m thinking I need to take a chi chi
yes, CIN! thank you!
why?
Aquino is still a legitimate prospect (ranked in the #10-20 range in the organization depending which rankings you use).
Yeah, dont sell your system short. There are plenty better prospects then him.
Chi Chi Gonzalez, your 2020 comeback player of the year
Chi Chi signing was a nice move, he looks better than all of the AAA relievers the Rockies let go this year.
Underrated and subjectively difficult to quantify, but so much of what makes a good player in any given game situation, whether he comes through or not in any given moment is dependent on how ‘good’ his name is! 😉
That is to say Chi Chi still has something on the tank, excellent move
You’re insane. Insignificant piece on an insignificant team… Warner Madrigal one of your fav players?
As I recall, the only thing Viciedo ever caught in left field was a runaway child.
He’s now a 1B/DH in Japan. Good hitter now as well.