The Rangers have claimed infielder Carlos Asuaje off waivers from the Padres, per a club announcement. The San Diego club had designated Asuaje for assignment recently.
It’s unclear just how Asuaje will fit into the Texas roster mix. He’s mostly a second baseman by trade, a position that ought to be filled regularly by Rougned Odor. Asuaje has also seen some time in the minors at third base, though Jurickson Profar presently profiles as the everyday piece there. All of these players hit from the left side, though Profar is also a switch-hitter, and have historically performed much better against right-handed pitching.
I see a pattern…
It’s getting hard to keep track of who’s on waivers. I miss the limbo updates.
I feel like these guys were all just placed on outright waivers and never officially got dfa’d so there was no article
I’m actually shocked someone claimed him.
I think some team’s hoping he can be a viable 2B platoon option, with a nice walk rate and an OPS around .750.
Just doesn’t seem like the Rangers would be that team …
It’s possible if he can figure it out, but he put up big numbers in the pcl (hitters league) but during the 2018 season he looked completely lost in the majors.
He looked alright in 2017. Not a stud by any means but .270/.334/.362 is good enough to be a backup. There’s some guys I wish the Padres had let go before him. At the end of the day though he’s probably a fringey AAAA player.
The problem is he plays mediocre D at 2B and is below average at 3B so he’s not really super useful as a utility guy and he doesn’t really hit enough to do much else.
Uhoh someone call the paramedics for pinstripes. The Yankees missed out on this future all star
*insert worked series here come comment here*
I especially like the “print the World Series tickets now!!!” ones
Lmao you love to see it
Maybe just a mention under “minor MLB transactions” on this one…
Organizational depth…can fill a need. If he gets more than 50 games on your ML active roster, you are going to need a lot of studs around him to realistically make a run at the World Series.
This guy was kind of a fringey AAAA player, but it was funny to see him accidentally expose Myers’ whining.
Typical Rangers Deal !!!
Does his contract include a road buddy to game with?
I watched every game Profar played at 3rd Base and every game Isiah Kiner-Falefa played at 3rd base. Not sure what kind of media game Ranger Management is playing but its pretty clear Isiah Kiner-Falefa is the better glove, has more quickness and especially a stronger more accurate throw to 1st Base playing 3rd.. Profar played well in 2018, especially at the plate, but exposed poor throwing accuracy from 3rd and Shortstop. Isiah Kiner-Falefa at catcher may have been the plan when they didn’t sign Robinson Chirinos.. Chirinos was a front line catcher and club house leader. I would have liked to see
Kiner-Falefa at 3rd and Chirinos catching. Trade Profar. Either way your going to see Jon Daniels at his worst as GM in the Winter Meetings.