The Athletics launched infielder Luis Urías, in accordance with the MLB.com transaction log. He’d been designated for project on Monday. Urías has enough service time to refuse a minor league project whereas accumulating what stays of his $1.1MM wage, so a launch was inevitable. The A’s most popular to offer taking part in time to controllable infielders Zack Gelof, Darell Hernaiz and Brett Harris for the stretch run.
The 28-year-old Urías can now set out searching for a brand new alternative. He’d have to signal someplace by September 1, at the very least on a minor league deal, to be eligible for a postseason roster. Urías might be a free agent initially of the offseason in both case, so he’ll presumably solely draw curiosity from a contender that wishes to strengthen its infield depth.
Urías received out to an honest begin to the season. He hit 4 homers with a .245/.345/.490 exhibiting by the top of April. He has an underwhelming .227/.309/.307 slash in 271 plate appearances because the starting of Could. Urías has sliced his strikeout fee to a career-low 13.6% clip, however he hasn’t been way more productive total than he was between 2023-24. He not often makes laborious contact and hasn’t hit for a lot energy since combining for 39 homers with the Brewers from 2021-22.
Defensive metrics grade Urías round league common at each second and third base. He’s a righty hitter who has typically been higher in opposition to left-handed pitching, as one would count on. That hasn’t been the case this season, as he’s hitting .183 with one homer in 68 plate appearances with the platoon benefit. If he catches on with one other crew earlier than 12 months’s finish, his signing membership would pay him the prorated $760K league minimal.
