The Angels are in settlement with infielder Cavan Biggio on a minor league deal, in keeping with the MLB.com transaction log. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake. Biggio was launched by the Royals final week.
Biggio broke camp with Okay.C. after signing an offseason minor league contract. He appeared in 37 video games, hitting .174/.296/.246 with one residence run in 83 journeys to the plate. He had hit much better in Triple-A, slashing .285/.375/.464 over 41 contests. Biggio’s lack of manufacturing in opposition to large league pitching pushed him off the roster final week, because the Royals wanted to open a 40-man spot to activate Hunter Harvey from the injured record.
The lefty-hitting Biggio has been a nicely below-average hitter in consecutive seasons. He mixed for a .197/.314/.303 line throughout 225 plate appearances with three groups a yr in the past. Biggio continues to take numerous walks, as he has all through his profession. His energy manufacturing has plummeted since his first two seasons with the Blue Jays. Biggio’s extraordinarily affected person strategy additionally comes with strikeouts, as he additionally takes numerous pitches throughout the strike zone.
Biggio has extra expertise at second base than every other place. He solely logged 10 1/3 innings there for Kansas Metropolis. The Royals used him most steadily within the nook outfield and at first base with occasional second and third base work. The Angels have Nolan Schanuel, Christian Moore and Luis Rengifo on the non-shortstop infield positions. They acquired Oswald Peraza as a defensive choice off the bench, whereas Niko Kavadas is on the MLB roster as a lefty-swinging first baseman.
