The Diamondbacks despatched infielder Luis Guillorme outright to Triple-A Reno, in accordance with the MLB.com transaction log. Arizona designated the defensive specialist for task final week when Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned from the injured record.
Arizona signed Guillorme to a giant league deal a month in the past. He appeared in 18 video games with the Diamondbacks and logged 47 journeys to the plate. Guillorme drew 11 walks whereas solely hanging out eight occasions, however he hit .162 with two extra-base hits (each doubles). The Snakes had been his third workforce of the season, as Guillorme made 9 appearances with the Braves and suited up 50 occasions for the Angels. He’s hitting .205/.301/.273 over 187 journeys to the plate.
The Venezuela native had performed elements of six seasons with the Mets earlier than this 12 months. Guillorme offered versatility and strong protection off the bench however by no means hit sufficient to be a daily. He ran a .261/.344/.333 slash in somewhat greater than 800 plate appearances earlier than being non-tendered final winter.
Guillorme has the power to say no an outright task in favor of free company. It appears likelier he’ll stick round as non-roster depth in case Arizona offers with accidents within the infield throughout the postseason. Reno will play for the Pacific Coast League championship this week, so Guillorme might elect to report and log a couple of video games whereas awaiting the massive league workforce’s hopeful playoff run. He’ll be eligible for minor league free company initially of the offseason if he accepts the outright task.
