Blue Jays Trade Tyler Fitzgerald To Dodgers
The Blue Jays introduced they’ve traded infielder Tyler Fitzgerald to the Dodgers for money. Toronto designated him for task final week. The Dodgers transferred Landon Knack to the 60-day injured checklist to open a 40-man roster spot. Fitzgerald has an possibility remaining and shall be assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
The Louisville product didn’t seem in an MLB sport with the Blue Jays and has but to play within the huge leagues this season. Fitzgerald opened the season on optionally available task to Triple-A with the Giants. San Francisco designated him for task and despatched him to Toronto in early April. Fitzgerald spent every week on the Jays’ bench with out getting any sport motion. He was optioned out and once more DFA on Friday when the Jays traded for Willie McIver to deepen their catching group.
That sends Fitzgerald again to the NL West. He’d beforehand spent his total profession within the division with San Francisco. A fourth-round decide in 2019, Fitzgerald briefly debuted 4 years later and had a pleasant rookie displaying in ’24. He hit .280/.334/.497 with 15 homers and 17 stolen bases over 96 video games. Fitzgerald’s propensity for swing-and-miss raised questions on how sustainable these numbers could be. The regression hit arduous final 12 months, as he stumbled to a .217/.278/.327 displaying in 243 plate appearances.
Fitzgerald continued to battle after being optioned in June. San Francisco’s signing of Luis Arraez to play second base basically spelled the tip of his time within the group. Fitzgerald has struggled within the early getting into Triple-A, placing out 19 instances in his first 9 video games. The roster tumult in all probability hasn’t helped him set up any type of rhythm, but the whiffs have been the principle concern all through his profession.
The Dodgers do not have a fantastic path to taking part in time out there. Alex Freeland, Hyeseong Kim, Miguel Rojas and Santiago Espinal They are all on the massive league roster. Mookie Betts, Tommy Edman and Kike Hernandez are on the injured checklist.
There’s minimal value for the Dodgers in including Fitzgerald as multi-positional infield depth. Knack has been out all season with an intercostal pressure. There’s no timetable on his return, however he is evidently not going to be prepared earlier than the tip week of May.
