The Dodgers announced Monday that they’ve reinstated Mookie Betts from the 60-day injured list and created space in somewhat surprising fashion: infielder/outfielder and trade deadline acquisition Amed Rosario has been designated for assignment.
Rosario, 28, was acquired in a trade sending 28-year-old minor league reliever Michael Flynn back to the Rays. It wasn’t a steep price to pay necessarily, but it’s nevertheless unexpected to see Los Angeles move on in such quick fashion. The versatile Rosario received only 12 plate appearances in his second stint with Los Angeles — the Dodgers also acquired him at the 2023 deadline — and has hit well all season. In 287 plate appearances between Tampa Bay and L.A., he’s slashing .305/.331/.415 — about 14% better than league-average, by measure of wRC+.
Dodgers brass was largely choosing among Rosario, Enrique Hernandez and Nick Ahmed when determining who would be the odd man out to clear way for Betts’ return. Hernandez has struggled badly in 2024 overall, but a well-timed hot streak has ostensibly saved his spot on the roster. He’s hitting .333/.405/.545 in 37 plate appearances this month. Ahmed has posted an empty .268 batting average in 42 plate appearances (.268/.286/.341, 77 wRC+), but he’s a high-end defender at shortstop. With Betts returning to right field, keeping an elite middle infield defender like Ahmed apparently won out over keeping a more productive but less valuable defensive piece in Rosario.
The veteran Rosario signed an eminently affordable one-year, $1.5MM contract with the Rays over the winter, looking to rebound from a career-worst showing with the Guardians and Dodgers last year. After spending years as the primary shortstop in Cleveland, he’s moved to a utility role that’s seen him log time at shortstop, second base, third base and in right field this season. He’s drawn poor defensive grades in general and has never been regarded as a high-quality glove at shortstop at the big league level. Rosario has been productive at the plate, however, and that’s particularly true against lefties, who he’s tagged for an impressive .327/.355/.462 line in 2024.
Between his light contract, offensive production and his growing experience at multiple positions, Rosario stands a far greater chance of being claimed by another team than most veterans who are designated for assignment this time of year. The trade deadline has passed, so the only option the Dodgers will have is to place Rosario on outright waivers or release waivers. It’d be another, more modest surprise if he passed through unclaimed.
With that in mind, it’s worth noting that outright waiver order is determined by the reverse order of the MLB-wide standings and is not league-specific. That’s a common misconception, but league-specific waivers pertained to the now-defunct August trade waiver process. (MLBTR has confirmed this with league sources on multiple occasions.) Since Rosario is a free agent at the end of the year, it’s likely that rebuilding clubs and others whose postseason hopes have faded will allow him to pass through.
At the moment, waiver priority among postseason hopefuls (using an admittedly arbitrary criteria of fewer than six games back in either a division race or Wild Card chase) would be ranked: Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Rays, Giants, Cardinals, Mets, Braves, Red Sox, Mariners, Astros, Royals, Padres, D-backs, Twins, Brewers, Guardians, Phillies, Yankees and Orioles. As of this writing, Rosario is still owed $387K of this year’s salary. Any team that claims him would be on the hook for the full sum, whereas the Dodgers would be spared that sum plus the 110% tax as a third-time luxury payor. Overall, waiving Rosario could save the Dodgers about $813K — assuming he’s claimed.
As for Betts, he’ll return to his customary right field and add another former MVP to the top of the Dodgers’ lineup, slotting into between fellow former MVPs Shohei Ohtani (leadoff) and Freddie Freeman (No. 3 hitter). Betts gives manager Dave Roberts a right-handed bat to break up that pair of imposing lefties, and Betts of course is among the more feared hitters in the sport when healthy.
Prior to the fractured hand that cost him the past eight-plus weeks, Betts was hitting .304/.405/.488 with 10 homers, 16 doubles, three triples, nine steals (in 10 tries), a 14.2% walk rate and just a 10.3% strikeout rate. With Betts now back in right field, the Dodgers will play Miguel Rojas regularly at shortstop and Gavin Lux at second base, with the aforementioned Hernandez an option to back up Lux (especially against lefties) and Ahmed providing a glove-first backup at shortstop.
Why Amed?
This is a head scratcher. I thought he would play 2B vs lefties. But maybe Lux will be everyday now?
Or Hernandez can fill that role, while also being a super utility guy.
Well it was either Amed or Ahmed and with Mookie going back to RF the Dodgers opted to keep the A(h)med that can actually play SS…
They have Miggy Rojas they do not need Ahmed for anything. Should’ve kept Rosario. Baffling move
So only have 1 natural SS on the roster? That’s playing with fire. I’d rather have SS depth than another bench bat that’s not much of an upgrade over what they already have.
Playing with fire? They got Ahmed off the waiver wire dude, they can easily find some glove first nobody who can’t hit if Rojas gets hurt…. Ahmed has negative value
“they can easily find some glove first nobody who can’t hit if Rojas gets hurt”
Like who? Who’s available?
They can just pick Ahmed back up dude. Tons of other nobodies are available, playing in the minors and independent leagues. Orioles just picked up Segura on a minor league deal. You’re acting like it’s hard to find someone who can post a 70 wRC+ with decent defense. Dime a dozen
So you admit that if Rojas gets hurt then Ahmed is the best option (assuming he’d even be available). Sounds like they’re better off keeping him, then.
“Dime a dozen”
And yet you can’t name one.
LOL imagine keeping a BACKUP SS just in case your mediocre defensive first SS gets hurt…. Good thing you’re not a GM lol yikes!!! They can just re-sign Ahmed if Rojas gets hurt…. Why would they keep him if they can just release him and get him back…. And you’re expecting me to keep tabs on which 70 wRC+ level players are currently toiling in AAA and independent baseball?? Get out of here with that nonsense dude. I just gave you an example of a player recently sign and there are obviously countless more. What an embarrassing comment. At least you tried though
You’re clearly a super casual if you don’t realize that Nick Ahmed level players are a dime a dozen. Hence why he’s already been released this year. Cause he stinks
Wood- Amed will be unavailable after somebody else claims him and uses him as a daily driver.
“LOL imagine keeping a BACKUP SS just in case your mediocre defensive first SS gets hurt”
You mean like the Rays, Guardians, Dodgers, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Nats, and Blue Jays are all doing?
You’re an embarrassment dude…seriously. You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about.
Typical empty-headed Dodger fan.
@Travis No need to imagine. It is exactly what the Dodgers are doing, and they have a real life GM.
As a Rays fan, shall we reunite Friedman with Taylor Walls. Please, pretty please?
Muted for asking too many questions.
Huh??? I thought it would be Pages, who one has options and two plays right field where Betts is going.
I agree Zerbs, surprising to see this transaction instead of that one. In all probability, we’ll see Pages Optioned if and when one of Edman or Muncy are ready.
Opting Pages does not create a spot on the 40 for Betts who was out on the 60 day IL. Ahmed will be designated when Edman is up.
Still strange to see Rosario DFA
Obviously, Rosario was cut due to his “h” deficiency, allowing Nick to edge him.
Rosario must have hit too well for their liking. He’s a solid depth piece. Lame to kick him aside over the other Ahmed
Someone like Rosario would be valuable in the playoffs
The other Ahmed has a gold glove, We have Gavin playin well at 2nd with Rojas playing superb defense as well.
And why exactly do they need a *former* gold glove winner at SS when they already have Rojas? Not sure why you’d need a backup defender for a defense first player? They need bench pieces who can hit, not play SS lol
You’re spot on Travis. Seems as if Doc wasn’t on board with Rosario and made it clear with his passive aggressive public comments.
Head scratcher to me as what you say makes perfect sense. Redundancy here is really perplexing and doesn’t fit the history of this FO.
Very strange to want depth at SS.
They need a bench player who can play ss, if giving Rojas a day off or pinch hitting for him, and then having to replace him in the field.
I mean yeah I rather have Rosario over Nick but not like they are both really that good. No big deal.
Nick Ahmed will be gone in a week when Muncy and Edman return. Likely so will Kiermaier.
I think they’ll wait until September for Muncy, and send down Pages when Edman is ready.
That’s what happened with the Rays. He hit too well for them so they traded him instead of dumping Walls or Caballero. Yes I know Rosario is a defensive liability, but I prefer that instead of an awful bat like most of our infielders.
Does it really matter?
Take a wild guess
Orioles should be all over him as a stopgap for Westy’s return. I love Mayo long term, but he’s struggling and has a lot of adjustments to make to be useful to the ML club.
I would agree but the Orioles are last in the pecking order. They might put in a claim but it’s likely a team higher up claims him. Even if (Yankees) to keep him away from Baltimore
Rosario is a much better option than the recently signed Jean Segura who is yet to play at any level in 2024. Rosario can be plugged right in, and he’s a decent hitter.
Craig Breslow…….hello
Plug him in at second and ride ourselves of Valdez.
It’s long past time to have a serious discussion and serious articles about Andre Ethier’s very legitimate and horribly overlooked Hall of Fame credentials.
He is very likely a true Hall of Fame player but he might not get in because of Manfred’s/MLB’s/MLBPeeA’s anti-CA bias. They HATE CA.
Discuss.
Surprised he wasn’t first-ballot.
If lesser players like Suzuki and mauer (mauer definitely shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame and he’s basically a fraud) are Hall of Fame players, then a player like Andre should have his own museum wing.
Why do you regard him as a fraud?
No,just no. And that’s coming from a fan of him.
He didn’t play long enough and have strong enough credentials to be a consideration. I know he was a solid player and well loved, but he’s one of those “hall of very good,” not “hall of fame.”
Griffey jr got in. Andre should be in.
you’re comparing Ethier to Griffey Jr.???
Ethier was more clutch, but otherwise it’s a fair comp.
Hey I thought you were the Matt wieters guy
Yes. But griffey jr never played in CA. So *there’s* your reason why “ken” got in but not Andre
Griffey played for 20 years and has an 83 WAR and an OPS+ of 136. Ethier played for ten full years and has a WAR of 21.5 and OPS+ of 122. Nobody with a WAR that low will get into the HOF.
that is ridiculous. Griffey’s 630 HRs to Ethier’s 162. Just one stat but a Gigantic difference.
True, Ethier was way more clutch.
Can we say, Troll Job?!
ken Griffey jr is 36th all time in games played and #2 all time in attention-seeking closet drama created so Griffey Jr’s 630 HR’s don’t mean jack. he’s nothing.
Ethier had the will to win.
Most of Griffey’s homers barely cleared the fence. Plus Ethier had a much nicer swing.
Yeah, you’re right. Time to move on.
That’s completely nuts to me. Ethier for HOF is a joke or severe sarcasm. I’ll go with severe sarcasm. Sheesh.
“Much nicer swing”? HOF doesn’t care about nice swings. To suggest Ethier belongs in the hall is mind boggling.
Is this “ let the mentally defective in” night? I was a fan of Ethier but comparing him to Ken Griffey Junior, or Senior for that matter, is absurd.
He needs his bust carved into Mount Rushmore!
What happened to actual trolling? This is just writing nonsense while hoping to catch a single gullible person. Not hard; also, not creative or entertaining.
Of course, these fellows are having us on but the comparison is silly, so not funny.
Surprised
It is just bizarre they didn’t option Andy Pages back to AAA.
With Mookie and Teoscar holding down the corner OF spots, Kiermaier in CF with Edman working his way back to take his place, and Heyward and Kiké on the bench and able to play OF… they could’ve kept Rosario on the roster without losing anybody.
Pages is still producing and regularly starting in the OF. It’d be one thing if they had a 10 game lead, but they’re in a pennant race. Sending Pages down makes their lineup weaker.
and Page’s a RH power bat off the bench
Pages hit .202/.261/.250/.511 in July. Granted, he’s had a nice 7 game stretch here in August, but his defense in CF has been abysmal. He belongs in RF, which is now Mookie’s spot.
Edman will take over at CF upon his return from the IL anyway, so why give up the depth in Rosario just so Pages can get a few more starts against LHP in the meantime?
Right, i mean Pages hasn’t hit since like June. I don’t understand this move. We have Rojas already, why keep Ahmed over Rosario? Rosario has been much better than their other options at SS Kike/CT3/Rojas. Sure he’s not a great defender, but he can hit way better.. Why even make the trade anyways? They barely played him and then just DFA’d him.
Ahmed will be jettisoned once Edman is ready to return to action. I can somewhat understand keeping Ahmed around until then, just in case Rojas gets hurt.
They’ll also need to make space for Muncy relatively soon. At that point there is no one left to DFA unless they’re willing to part with Kiké or Heyward or Kiermaier… or, again: option Andy Pages to AAA.
So if Pages is likely to get sent down to AAA eventually, why not do it now to keep Rosario around for depth? That’s what is odd to me.
Was a matter of time. The bench guys they picked up at the deadline were just placeholders anyway….
I don’t understand why LAD picked up and still need Kiermaier.
I wouldn’t be surpised if he gets DFA’ed soon like another commenter wrote. There are only so many roster spots and not all injured players are “Fast/quick healers” – I love that phrase 😉
The value in Kiermaier is 100% for his defense. Andy Pages is terrible out there, and really belongs in RF. Since that’s now Mookie’s spot, you either go with Kiermaier for elite defense and terrible offense, or Pages for bad defense and league average offense. They may settle on a platoon Pages vs. LHP and Kiermaier vs. RHP.
Edman’s return will cut into most of Kiermaier’s and Pages’s playing time, though, as he figures to be the regular starting CF.
However way they slice it, once Edman and Muncy are back the depth of the Dodgers roster will be ridiculous. Every single position player will have had postseason or championship experience.
That said, the Dodgers will be a complete disappointment if they don’t go all the way this year. They have an unbelievable roster. And it will be unbelievable if they don’t win. Playoffs have been fickle to the Dodgers. Huge payrolls don’t necessarily equal success when it counts.
Regression to the mean says they should at least make it to the NLCS this year. Not sure who will be the Achilles Heel for them …Phillies, Brewers, Padres. I would say the Padres could be their worst match up only in terms of it turning into Chaos Ball with arch-rivalry weirdness turned up to 11. But it would be a great series.
@Dodgersdan
EXACTLY!!!
Jay Hey should be dfa’d too
I think I’d rather have Rosario’s bat over Nicks defense. Rosario is more versatile as well.
Especially since Rojas is just a better version of Ahmed. Having both on one roster is redundant and pointless
Tough call but probably the right one. Ahmed has more value as a SS, and Hernandez gives them greater flexibility in the field and probably has more value in the clubhouse and dugout.
So, being a good dugout guy keeps you on the roster? Where exactly is the “ dugout” hit in the lineup ?
Like the guy with great speed-
Unless the game changes, where you can steal first, that speed is useless .
Braves
My thoughts exactly.
Guards shoulda kept Rosario in the first place. Get him back, play him at 2B & move Gimenez to SS. Instant offense upgrade.
It continues to amaze how much the Guards are getting out of their tepid offense. Rosario would be an upgrade over Gimenez/Schneeman/Rochio.
sure no problem. only have to have all of these teams pass: Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Rays, Giants, Cardinals, Mets, Braves, Red Sox, Mariners, Astros, Royals, Padres, D-backs, Twins, Brewers
My first thought is the Cleveland should scoop him up as well. I’d be fine with him going to 2B and Giménez moving to SS, however I like the defense with Rocchio up the middle. I’d prefer they keep it as is with Amed being a pinch hitting option taking Schneeman’s place on the roster.
I just remember when they were moving Jose Ramirez back and forth around the infield and he finally said something to the effect of “I don’t care where you put me, but put me there and leave me there”. I feel that way with Gimenez now…if you want to move him to short, wait until next year. Don’t mess with a good thing right now,
I completely agree, but it seems like the FO is bound and determined that Rocchio is the everyday SS despite his weak bat.
Braves. Better than Merrifield.
Designate the guy batting .300? The guy that was worth something at the deadline?
Do not get it at all, should’ve been Ahmed
That is a surprise , should have been Ahmed
I have to guess that the only reason is Ahmed’s SS defense is way better than Rosario’s. And with Mookie going to RF they wanted someone who could hold down the position a bit until Muncy comes back and pushes Kike over (or if Taylor ever comes back). Rosario’s bat hasn’t really taken off in LA how his numbers would forecast so it’s just too risky. You either have a so-so SS with a cold bat, or a good SS with a cold bat
But why keep Ahmed when Rojas is the glove first guy?
Good point and I really don’t have a good answer. Honestly I like Rosario much better (more offense is always a good thing in my opinion), I was just trying to guess their justification for it.
Yep. The Dodgers are thin at SS for sure. Kike and Taylor aren’t the answer either. They should have committed more dollars to a proven SS other than Mookie. With all their resources SS should have been priority 3 after Ohtani and Yamamoto. SS is hugely important in the post season.
I can see the braves picking him up if nobody does before them.
Perhaps the giants and they play him at second.
I’m probably missing some teams ahead of these guys on the waiver list.
Braves need to go land him desperately… he’s having a good year (compared to our bench) and he can provide real value
Maybe he refused to place any bets for a teammate
If I were the Phillies, I’d grab Rosario up. They could use him and the ability to win baseball games consistently again.
There’s no way on God’s green earth that he falls low enough for the Phillies to claim him. Didn’t they finish with something like 92 wins last year?
maybe he complained about playing time and they did him a favor
Padres. Nice depth piece for the playoff run.
DFA Gator-Wade? I would. Good call, but I don’t think he falls far enough for the Pads to grab ‘im.
id DFA wade
against lefties id go
Rosario 1B
Bogaerts 2B
Kim SS
Machado 3B
DH Solano
Given Cronenworth and Arraez some rest esp down the stretch.
I think we’d grab him, but even if we are still at 11 I would be surprised af to see his claim fall that far! Good stuff though. He can rest Pro in LF, too.
*crosses fingers*
Where did SD finish last year? I can’t remember. But I don’t know that it was low enough that they will get a claim in. Rosario isn’t going to fester long on the market
82 & 80, sat at 11 in the Offseason. Am I mistaken or aren’t we into the Current Standings phase of Waiver Order? I could be wrong but isn’t it Current Standings once we’re post-TDL? Anybody please feel free to correct me there…
Ah I think you’re right, I forgot all about that
Amed Rosario is a talented player he is definitely getting claimed early. I doubt he falls to a spot where one of the WC candidates has a chance at him. This guy doesn’t have to be Ozzie Smith. So what if he’s not a Gold Glove. I’d find a roster spot for him for my team if I was a GM. He has extra value because he can play some OF in a limited role – Versatile etc.
The LAD could have deferred the $ over 50 years and kept him.
Sorry I couldn’t resist going for the bad Joke. My apologies
The great thing about the Duran story is it opens another way for the doyers to manipulate their roster. Rather than DFa’ing him, they could have just had Amed Rosario say something rude and in a few days have another guy fake an insult. They’d go from just faking injuries to faking insults, too. They could keep their bullpen arms really fresh this way.
“¡No mas!” – Roberto Duran
I was figuring Kiermeier. Then next week, Ahmed and putting Ryan on the 60-day for Edman and Muncy.
Kiermeirer goes when Taylor comes back.
With Kike’s resurgence, Mookie’s return to RF, and Muncy & Edman back in a week, it makes sense in a way. At this point, Rosario was only going to see playing limited playing time platooning with Lux @ 2B against southpaws. Also opens the door for Mookie to platoon with Lux against RH pitching.
I think the natural pick would have been Ahmed, given his limited offensive numbers. But his clock is ticking once Muncy & Edman come off the IL. Since they’re both coming off the 60 day IL, the FO will have to free up two spaces on the 40 man and active so one would imagine that Ahmed and probably Kiermaier are DFA candidates in the next week or so.
This feels a week early…They must be very sure Muncy is OK so that Kike’ can take the RH bench bat role from Rosario. If Muncy relapses (and Taylor doesn’t return) Ahmed probably would stay on the roster as backup IF, and he and Barnes would be a very light-hitting RH bench.
Jay
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GO!!!
Dude I’d trust his glove a hundred times out of a hundred over Rosario’s.
Mookie should be the lead off bat and have Ohtani 2nd to protect him.
I dont know that it’s necessarily Kike’s hot streak that he didn’t get DFA’d. I think it has to do more with the fact that he can, I dunno, play every single position on the field, even occasionally on the hill. Just a wild guess though
Farhan….loves them ex-dodgers….he maybe calling but Fitzgerald has been a beast since called up so maybe not…plus luciano isnt lucky yet.
The Dodgers have 3 guys coming back in the next week or so. Betts, Muncy and Edman that needed roster spots. Means those 3 were pushing out 3 of Ahmed, Kiermaier, Kike and Rosario. I definitely thought it was Ahmed and Kiermaier were first to go and it was a battle between Rosario and Kike for the last spot. Looks like Kike is staying (off-field more valuable than on).. While I think the order is strange, I think Amed was the chopping block anyway.
Pages will get optioned to AAA when Edman is back. Edman will be the starting CF. Maybe Pages comes back when rosters expand September 1.
Since Mookie was never on 60-day IL they gained a 40 man spot with the Rosario DFA. So, when Edman and Muncy return they’ll need two 26 man roster spots but only one 40 man roster spot. I’d think that with the move of Betts to RF, Heyward becomes expendable. So, the move is most likely Ahmed is DFA’d since Edman can also play SS along with CF and other spots, and Heyward goes on the IL. That gives you two 26 man roster space and one more 40 man roster spots.
The Dodgers won’t do this but they should.
Move Dave Roberts to the FO and replace him with Orel Herhiser. Fire Prior, and let Hershiser pick his own Pitching Coach. The way they use the IL they could put Prior there for personal reasons,
You’re right. They won’t do this.
Mlbdf
Nor should they
Wut?
My attempt at humor. No, they shouldn’t.
I was directing that at They Live
Mookie Betts was never transferred to the 60-day IL, so if they DFA’d Rosario they have an extra slot available on the 40 man roster?
Cashman better get Rosario and DFA DJL. ASAP!!!!!
The messaging from the Dodgers on where Betts will play on his return keeps changing. Wasn’t it just a few days ago when they were saying he comes back at SS?
Yes and the Betts at SS lasted about two days, then Roberts said he was going back to RF and batting 2nd.
Dave Roberts:: “I told Rosario that he’s a championship caliber player”……
then why not keep him? lol j/k But seriously, dude rakes against lefties, somebody will pick him up.
In the Dodgers’ defense, they had to make a lot of what now seem like wasteful moves at the deadline. Taylor and Rojas went on the DL in late July, and it looked like Muncy might not come back at all.. Replacements Outman, Vargas, and Biggio were clearly not going to cut it.
Mookie!!!
Reunion time. Going back to Cleveland
Royals?!?!?
Reds should claim and option Marte.
Mets need him
Tigers should grab him or let the hot hitting Trey Sweeney come up and play and kick Baez to the curb or bench. Even if Sweeney comes up grab him anyway to solit time and be a bench player and let McKinistry go too.
I hope the brewers get him
Rosario could make a lot more money if he learned to take pitches.
Not likely he makes it to the Orioles, but if he does they would claim him in a heartbeat.
Hitting .300 in the big leagues doesn’t get you very far anymore.
No way he makes it through waivers. Probably a shock to him considering he’s been better than average at the plate.
I’m guessing Ahmed will be DFAd when Muncy comes back. With Edman’s return, they’ll need a 40 man roster spot, so I’m guessing it will be Kiermaier or Heyward?
Playing for the Dodgers is like a game of musical chairs. They’re so absurdly rich and can buy and add whoever they want that good players like Amed Rosario, who they JUST traded for, get thrown out like yesterday’s garbage. And somehow players like Nick Ahmed and Kevin Kiermaier are in full “Survivor” mode as players get axed one by one, somehow hanging on to a roster spot until someone better comes along (Edman, another midseason purchase). And what happens when Brasier/Graterol/Treinen come back? Who goes? Anthony Banda, having a great year? Fan favorite (but actual loser) Joe Kelly? All these bums get a World Series ring playing for the super team anyway so I guess it works out for them.
I just don’t understand why a team would let Rosario go. In a game where less than half the league is hitting over .270, and only few are hitting over .300 for the season, why would you let a guy like this go? His defense also is not bad. Mariners should pick him up-we have several players hitting below .200.
He clicks every box for becoming a Pirate: cheap, positional versatility, no power. But he actually could be useful. Stick him at 2b, move IKF to 3b, send Hayes down to Indy to figure out how to hit RBP and not ground out >50% of the time. Pirates have Triolo wasting space at MLB, send him down too and bring up Cook.
If Phillies don’t grab Amed, they are stupid. He would be perfect addition.
throwing around the word “stupid”…you’re aware are you not that the Phillies have no chance at claiming Rosario AS IT SAYS IN THE ARTICLE the order of claims looks pretty much like this: Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Rays, Giants, Cardinals, Mets, Braves, Red Sox, Mariners, Astros, Royals, Padres, D-backs, Twins, Brewers, Guardians, Phillies, Yankees and Orioles.
Question, if a player is dfa’d does he have to go to the team claiming him?
he can retire instead, otherwise, yes
Think wasn’t happy with what his role was going to be