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Royals Designate Braden Shewmake For Assignment

By Anthony Franco | January 31, 2025 at 6:43pm CDT

The Royals announced that they’ve designated infielder Braden Shewmake for assignment. That opens a 40-man roster spot for reliever Carlos Estévez, who inked a two-year free agent deal.

Shewmake was claimed off waivers from the White Sox a few weeks ago. He’d spent one season with Chicago, who acquired him from the Braves as part of the five-player trade return for lefty reliever Aaron Bummer. Chicago had opted for a depth-heavy approach in that deal. The Sox have already moved on from Nicky Lopez and Shewmake while allowing Michael Soroka to walk in free agency after one season. Lefty Jared Shuster and minor league pitcher Riley Gowens are the only players from that deal still remaining in the Chicago organization.

The lefty-hitting Shewmake was Atlanta’s first-round pick in 2019. He played two games for the Braves in 2023 and appeared in 29 contests for the White Sox. He has hit .118 with one home run over his first 71 MLB plate appearances. The Texas A&M product has had a similarly light bat over his minor league career. Shewmake hit .227/.273/.378 over 97 Double-A contests and has a career .240/.299/.395 slash across 866 Triple-A plate appearances.

Shewmake spent most of last season on the minor league injured list. In addition to his 29 MLB games, he appeared 10 times for the Sox’s top affiliate in Charlotte — where he hit .152 over 33 at-bats. Shewmake has primarily played shortstop, logging over 2000 innings at the position during his minor league career. He has more than 600 frames at second base and limited third base experience.

Kansas City will likely put him back on waivers within the next few days. Shewmake has an option remaining, so a team that claims him could keep him in Triple-A for another season. If he clears waivers, he’d stick with the Royals as non-roster depth. He has never been outrighted in his career and has less than three years of MLB service time, meaning he would not have the right to elect free agency.

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  1. Braves_saints_celts

    4 months ago

    I could see the braves trying to get him back as insurance behind Arcia. We know him well enough. Meh…

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  2. Braves83

    4 months ago

    Yes!!!! I had faith and he could still make it as a regular MLB SS for Atlanta.

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  3. Rick Wilkins

    4 months ago

    Doesn’t it feel like someone messed something up somewhere down the line, and forgot to put the R at the end of his last name? Surely I’m not the only one this has bothered since the first time they heard of him. As I become much more easily agitated as I get older, I just wanted to state the his last name bothers me, and when I see it, I usually shake my head and curse his drunken great great grandfather for messing this up.

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  4. Snitkersucks

    4 months ago

    Braves ought to bring him back as a utility INF. He’s better than the minor league contract guys they’ve signed so far..

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  5. Dumpster Divin Theo

    4 months ago

    Rick Wilkins, spoken like a true bleacher fan

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