The Mariners introduced that minors outfielder Alberto Rodriguez has actually gone unclaimed on waivers. He’ll embed the company at High- A Everett on outright task.
Rodriguez got in the specialist rankings as an amateur signee of the Blue Jays in 2017. He was dealt to Seattle 3 years later on as component of the trade that sent out Taijuan Walker toToronto The left- handed player attracted some focus from possibility critics for his power upside as well as was considered as a feasible future right fielder. The M’s placed him on their 40- male lineup last wintertime to maintain him out of the Rule 5 draft.
He invested his whole age- 21 project in High- A on optional task. Rodriguez struck.261/.336/.396 with 10 crowning achievement throughout 527 plate looks. That’s good manufacturing however not frustrating for a bat- initial possibility. More worrying, he decreased on strikes in greater than 26% of his journeys. That dealt sufficient of a hit to Rodriguez’s lengthy- term worth that Seattle took him off the 40- male to insurance claim J.B. Bukauskas recently.
The M’s took the threat of shedding Rodriguez, however nothing else group wanted to dedicate him a 40- male area either. He’ll continue to be in the system as a benefit flier for the Seattle gamer growth team, where the M’s can keep an eye on the development of his bat- to- round abilities as he attempts to function his method to the major leagues.