Blue Jays Option Cavan Biggio

The Blue Jays introduced this night they’ve activated Cavan Biggio from the COVID-19 injured checklist and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo. The Jays had a emptiness on the 40-man roster, so no extra transfer was crucial.

Biggio has appeared in minor league video games on rehab stints over the previous couple seasons, however that is the primary time he’s been despatched to the minors as an official task since he made his MLB debut in Might 2019. That he’s been squeezed off the energetic roster in the intervening time is a testomony each to his latest struggles and the robust work of recent beginning second baseman Santiago Espinal.

Over his first two MLB seasons, Biggio posted above-average offensive numbers revolving round glorious on-base expertise. An exceedingly affected person hitter, he was among the many sport’s greatest at drawing walks and reached base at a .368 clip in a bit shy of 700 plate appearances. Each his stroll and energy numbers took a step again final season, although, and he struggled to a .224/.322/.326 line throughout 79 video games.

Regardless of that downturn, Biggio was the Jays’ Opening Day second baseman this 12 months. He collected only one hit and three walks over his first 13 video games, nevertheless, and he’d begun to cede enjoying time to Espinal even earlier than touchdown on the IL on April 27. The latter has continued to supply after the calendar flipped to Might and owns a .282/.347/.445 line via 124 plate appearances. Espinal has seized a spot within the common infield alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman, leaving no room within the beginning lineup for Biggio.

Biggio entered this season with two years and 129 days of service, placing him on a trajectory to succeed in free company after the 2025 season. He has accrued roughly 39 extra service days this 12 months, leaving him only a few days shy of hitting the three-year threshold. (Gamers are credited with a full service 12 months upon reaching 172 days on an MLB roster or injured checklist). Assuming he’s recalled in some unspecified time in the future this season — which appears doubtless barring main struggles or harm within the minors — his free agent trajectory gained’t be affected by right this moment’s demotion.