The Dodgers sent Jack Suwinski outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. The team had not previously designated Suwinski for assignment, so this drops their 40-man roster tally to 39.
Los Angeles claimed the lefty-hitting outfielder off waivers from Pittsburgh last month. They assumed his $1.25MM salary and an accompanying $1.375MM luxury tax commitment in the process. It always seemed like a depth move. Suwinski is out of minor league options and didn’t have a great chance to break camp with the two-time defending champions.
The Dodgers pay a few million dollars to get him into the organization without occupying a 40-man roster spot. Suwinski showed promise a few seasons ago but hasn’t performed well over the past two years. He hit 26 homers with a .224/.339/.454 slash line for the Pirates in 2023. He has been well below the Mendoza line with an on-base percentage under .300 in the two years since then.
Since the start of ’24, Suwinski carries a .169/.271/.297 mark across 455 plate appearances. He has gone down on strikes at a 30% clip and only combined for 12 home runs. Suwinski had a much more impressive .283/.389/.565 showing in Triple-A last year. That also came with a concerning number of strikeouts, though, and he needed to go through waivers before a team could assign him back to the minors.
Suwinski will remain in big league camp as a non-roster invitee. The Dodgers have Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker left to right in the outfield. Alex Call has a decent shot to win a bench job as a righty platoon bat, while Ryan Ward and Michael Siani occupy spots at the back of the 40-man roster.
That didn’t take long.
Just depth, but not worth the cost in my opinion.
but worth it in their opinion
Cost? It’s the Dodgers.
Exactly. The league is a complete joke.
Damn more like Jack SuLOSEski.
Shocking.
There’s a valid reason why the Pirates released him and the Dodgers figured it out on their own
How come they didn’t have to send him through waivers again?
They were able to outright him because no one claimed him.
The only way to be outrighted is to be passed thru waivers first. A player doesn’t need to be formally DFAed.
They did. The reporting was deferred until today.
Blake Wondered the same thing.
Because they’re the Dodgers, Coach. No one can stop’em! 🤣
Teams with unlimited funding competing against teams in the same league who are severely limited on what they can spend. Lucky if they can spend 20-25% of what the big big boys shell out every year. SMH
Seems perfectly fair…for Major League Baseball.
I remember when he hit two HR’s into McCovey Cove in the same game, the only opposing hitter to ever do it.
That said, I’m glad the Giants are fully stocked with OF’s and DH’s, or they might be tempted to sign him.
A couple mil for a depth move. Plenty of cash to burn….