The Dodgers announced they’ve designated infielder Andy Burns for assignment. The move creates space on the 40-man roster for the promotion of top pitching prospect Josiah Gray, which has been made official.
Los Angeles selected Burns, a longtime minor league veteran, to the roster last month. He tallied fifteen plate appearances over nine games, his first MLB action since a cameo with the 2016 Blue Jays. Burns has spent the bulk of the year with Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he’s performed quite well. The 30-year-old has a .259/.382/.459 line with five home runs and a massive 16.4% walk rate over 165 plate appearances with the Dodgers’ top affiliate this year.
The Dodgers will have a week to trade Burns or place him on waivers. He has previously been outrighted in his career, so Burns would have the right to reject a minor league assignment in favor of free agency if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
sorry mr. burns, we sorry.
He didn’t really earn this DFA, just a numbers game. I’m sure LA hopes to slip him through waivers. It’s a near guarantee they’ll trade him before just losing him though
His minor league numbers aren’t even eye popping anymore. With two 40 man roster sports needed soon he was a lock to go. Same with Jake Reed.
I hope not w Reed…he seems like a rubber arm that can control righty heavy lineups somewhat – Good guy to have in Pen games as well which is going to happen more than we’d like this year
– Id rather dish No option Alexander off the 40 as a throw in to an inevitable bigger trade
He’s a 30 year old journeyman. Cap is right he had better ABs than the Raley, Peters, etc. but he’s on the wrong side of the age profile. Kids get to stay and old man takes a hike.
For every Mike Yazstrimski who makes in MLB at a later age, there are hundreds of Andy Burns’ who only get a cup of coffee here and there and are DFA’d more than they are called up to the majors. It can’t be an easy life for these type of AAAA players; I feel for the guy.
A cup of coffee is $4-$5 nowadays. Players don’t even get that.
Damn, liked this Kids approach at the plate a lot more than some of the other young bucks. Id bet if he played on the grass instead of he dirt he would still be around
Have to Imagine Scott Alexander is close to being dealt for nothing. Team like the Angels should be all over him Rn
scott is hitting the IL
The Yankees should pick him up to join Greg Allen.