The Marlins introduced Monday that they’ve designated infielder Emmanuel Rivera for project and optioned righty George Soriano to Triple-A Jacksonville. Their roster spots will go to righthander Adam Oller and second baseman/left fielder Connor Norby, whose previously reported promotions to the large leagues at the moment are official.
Acquired in change for money after the D-backs designated him for project, Rivera appeared in 96 video games for Miami and tallied 229 plate appearances. He hit simply .214/.296/.269 in that point, clocking in 39% worse than a league-average hitter, by measure of wRC+. The 28-year-old supplied plus protection at third base, as he’s carried out with the Royals and D-backs all through his three prior MLB seasons, and he crammed in sometimes at first base as properly. The slick glovework on the sizzling nook was now not sufficient to outweigh a trio of slash stats all sitting shy of .300, nevertheless.
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