D-Backs Trade Alek Thomas To Dodgers
10:13am: The groups have formally introduced the commerce, and Los Angeles has confirmed the Siani DFA.
9:43am: The Diamondbacks are buying and selling middle fielder Alex Thomas to the Dodgers, experiences MLBTR’s Steve Adams. Arizona designated Thomas for task final week after they called up high outfield prospect Ryan Waldschmidt.
minor league outfielder Jose Requena goes again to Arizona, as first mirrored on the MiLB.com transaction tracker and confirmed by Francys Romero. The Dodgers will assume the approximate $1.4MM remaining on Thomas’ $1.9625MM arbitration wage, experiences Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic.
Los Angeles has a full 40-man roster. Although they will not announce the corresponding transfer till the commerce is official, their MLB.com transaction log signifies they designated Michael Siani for task final night time. That’d open the mandatory roster spot whereas primarily swapping in Thomas as a left-handed hitting depth outfielder.
It’s a buy-low flyer for the Dodgers. The 26-year-old Thomas is a former second-round decide who was among the finest prospects in MLB when he debuted in 2022. He’s a highly-regarded defensive middle fielder who had hit at each cease in his minor league profession. That hasn’t carried over towards MLB pitching, as Thomas has been a properly below-average hitter over his four-plus seasons within the large leagues.
Thomas is an especially aggressive hitter, rating within the high 15 this season in each total swing fee and chases off the plate. He has notably struggled towards off pace stuff in consequence, and the very low stroll charges have constantly tamped down his on-base proportion. Thomas has a profession .230/.273/.361 batting line in simply shy of 1500 plate appearances. It’s the ninth-lowest OBP amongst hitters who’ve tallied no less than 1000 journeys because the begin of the 2022 season.
The D-Backs have thought-about trades of each Thomas and Jake McCarthy for a couple of seasons. They’re now each gone to division rivals, as they shipped McCarthy to Colorado over the offseason. Waldschmidt and Jorge Barrosa are manning middle subject between Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Thomas nonetheless has a minor league possibility remaining, so he may start his time within the LA group in Triple-A. The Dodgers are working and not using a true backup middle fielder behind Andy Pageshowever they cannot possibility Santiago Espinal or Miguel Rojas. Although fourth outfielder Alex Call is a greater slot in a nook spot and does have a pair choices remaining, he is hitting properly in a restricted position as a right-handed platoon participant. The Dodgers also needs to get Kike Hernandez again from the injured record two weeks from now.
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