Dodgers Designate Matt Beaty For Assignment

The Dodgers introduced this afternoon they’ve designated nook infielder/outfielder Matt Beaty for task. The transfer clears house on the 40-man roster for Hanser Alberto, whose previously-reported one-year deal has been made official.

It’s a little bit of a shocking transfer, as Beaty’s coming off an atypically good season for somebody who now finds himself in DFA limbo. The left-handed hitter posted a .270/.363/.402 line with seven dwelling runs in 234 plate appearances final yr. He wasn’t an enormous energy menace, with simply 12 extra-base hits and a .132 ISO (slugging minus batting common). But he made contact on an above-average 81.7% of his swings and drew walks at a roughly league common price to put up a top quality batting common and on-base mark.

Beaty has tallied a bit lower than one full season’s value of taking part in time since debuting within the majors in 2019. He owns a .262/.333/.425 line in 556 profession journeys to the plate, general offense that checks in a hair above par by measure of wRC+. He’s not considered an amazing defender wherever on the diamond, however the 28-year-old has seen a good bit of motion in any respect 4 nook spots in L.A.

Nonetheless, Beaty is out of minor league choice years. The Dodgers had to decide on between carrying him on the lively roster all yr or bumping him from the 40-man. They’ve taken the latter plan of action. They’ll give the bench function to Alberto as an alternative, seemingly prioritizing the better defensive flexibility that comes together with him. Alberto isn’t pretty much as good a hitter as Beaty, however he’s a strong defensive second baseman who might be an choice at shortstop in a pinch.

The Dodgers may have every week to commerce Beaty or place him on waivers. Given his strong offensive observe document within the large leagues, he might very properly land with a workforce that’s not as deep because the Dodgers are on the place participant aspect. Any buying workforce would additionally should preserve Beaty on the lively roster or DFA him themselves, however it stands to motive he’d have a greater probability of sticking as a bat-first utility choice off the bench with one other membership.