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Astros Outright Bligh Madris

By Darragh McDonald | August 10, 2023 at 1:17pm CDT

Aug. 10: Madris went unclaimed on waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Sugar Land, tweets Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle.

Aug. 8: The Astros announced that outfielder Bligh Madris has been designated for assignment. His roster spot will go to Jon Singleton, whose selection was reported yesterday.

Madris, 27, has been bounced on and off the Houston rosters this year, both the active and 40-man versions. Acquired from the Tigers in an offseason cash deal, he didn’t make the Astros out of Spring Training and was designated for assignment on Opening Day. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, sticking in the organization. He was added back to the club’s roster in June but was put into just 12 games in a span of over one month before being optioned a couple of weeks ago.

Between his stint with the Astros this year and the Pirates last year, he’s hit just .173/.248/.252 in 153 major league plate appearances. He’s generally fared much better in the minors, including a line of .243/.357/.442 in Triple-A this year. Though in the offensively-charged environment of the Pacific Coast League, that amounts to a wRC+ of just 92.

With the trade deadline now in the past, the Astros will have no choice but to place Madris on outright waivers or release waivers. Since he was previously outrighted, he would have the right to reject a second such assignment in favor of electing free agency. Though this year hasn’t been amazing, he hit .297/.366/.510 in the minors last year and still has a couple of option years, including this one, as well as less than a year of service time. He could potentially be a long-term depth piece for any club willing to give him a 40-man roster spot.

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  1. Monkey’s Uncle

    2 years ago

    “Madris” still rhymes with “swing and a miss”.

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    • TheMan 3

      2 years ago

      Funny, Van Meter also rhymes with swing and a miss
      I wonder if they’re related?

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  2. vtadave

    2 years ago

    Mutiny on the Bounty is a classic movie….

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      2 years ago

      As Popeye said, “well bligh me down”
      If they really wanted to be mean they could’ve set him up with Olive Oyl.

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  3. Edp007

    2 years ago

    Made him walk the plank

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  4. sergefunction

    2 years ago

    So long, Captain.

    Reply
  5. Buccrazy

    2 years ago

    Good day for former pirates. Chang and Madris both DFA.

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    Reply
  6. thickiedon

    2 years ago

    His tenure went as well as expected

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    Reply
  7. solaris602

    2 years ago

    I’m shocked the White Sox didn’t claim him. They’ve been claiming everyone on the waiver wire lately. FO must have fell asleep at the switch. Oh wait! They claimed Deivi Garcia. Back to normal.

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