The Twins have signed outfielder Braden Bishop to a minor league deal, per Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic. Bishop has been assigned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints.
Up until recently, Bishop had spent the entirety of his career with the Mariners, who drafted him in the third round in 2015. He reached the majors a few years ago and got into 47 games over 2019-2021. He was only able to muster a .133/.188/.156 batting line in that time, getting designated for assignment in May of last year.
He was claimed by the Giants, who designated him again a few days later. Clearing waivers this time, he spent the remainder of the year in Triple-A Sacramento, which went well for him. He hit .326/.388/.549 in 75 games with the River Cats, which amounted to a wRC+ of 131.
But after signing a minors deal with the Diamondbacks for this season, his fortunes have changed. In 37 games with the Reno Aces, he’s hit just .232/.312/.312, for a wRC+ of 62. Thanks to those uninspiring results, he was released a couple of weeks ago. Bishop will now look to get things back on track in the Twins’ system.
Can any Seattle fans tell me why he was moved from CF to a corner after 2019?
I assume it was better prospects pushing him to a corner spot, but I’m not knowledgeable when it comes to AL West teams. Was he a a victim of better prospects forcing his shift?
Not a mariners fan but Im pretty sure Kyle Lewis plays CF
I get that, I’m asking for past perspectives. In 2019 Kyle Lewis didn’t play in AAA, Bishop did. It just seems like he’s gradually being shifted to corners. That why I asked mariner fans, maybe they knew if there was a plan for him or maybe his defense fell off. The giants seemed to be taking the same approach.
Edit: or maybe injuries. I assume those that follow them closely would be able to say if he was hurt and was moved because of that.
But, you got me good dawg
Hope nobody flogs him.