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Outright Assignments: Hiura, Short

By Nick Deeds | July 27, 2024 at 8:07pm CDT

Catching up on some outright assignments from around the league today…

  • The Angels announced this afternoon that they’ve assigned infielder Keston Hiura outright to Triple-A. Hiura was designated for assignment earlier this week to make room for the return of infielder Luis Rengifo from the injured list. The ninth overall pick of the 2017 draft and a former consensus top-20 prospect in the sport, Hiura impressed with a big rookie season in 2019 where he slashed an impressive .303/.368/.570 in 84 games with the Brewers while playing second base, though he went on to struggle badly on both sides of the ball over the next two seasons with a combined slash line of just .192/.279/.362 in 120 games. Hiura move primarily to first base headed into the 2022 season and had a decent season where he posted a 115 wRC+, but a massive 41.7% strikeout rate led Milwaukee to part ways with the youngster. Hiura spent all of the 2023 season in the minors but resurfaced in Anaheim this year for ten games, going 4-for-27 with ten strikeouts and no extra base hits as a fill-in second baseman for the Halos.
  • The Braves announced today that they’ve assigned infield Zack Short outright to Triple-A. A 17th-round pick by the Cubs in the 2017 draft, Short was swapped to the Tigers in a trade that sent Cameron Maybin to Chicago during the shortened 2020 season and debuted for Detroit the following year. After struggling badly in brief cameos at the big league level in 2021 and ’22, Short got a lengthy run in the majors last year and slashed a lackluster .204/.292/.339 in 110 games in a bench role for the Tigers. He’s played for three teams in 2024 since getting designated for assignment by Detroit back in November. He was claimed by the Mets and kept on their 40-man roster throughout the offseason but appeared in just ten games before being dealt to the Red Sox, who themselves employed Short for just two games before trading him to Atlanta. During his time with the Braves, Short demonstrated solid on-base ability but hit just .148 with minimal power, giving him an overall slash line of .148/.313/.204 in 69 trips to the plate. Short figures to remain with Atlanta as non-roster depth option going forward, though he’ll be eligible for minor league free agency at years’ end if not added back to the 40-man roster by then.
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  1. Elon’sDOGEbag

    1 year ago

    WHO-ra??

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    • Elon’sDOGEbag

      1 year ago

      He was terrible a few years ago. Surprised he still has a job…sort of.

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  2. Motown is My Town

    1 year ago

    Not a good day for two former Tigers

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