The Dodgers have reinstated Freddie Freeman from the restricted record and designated Cavan Biggio for task, studies Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Biggio joined the Dodgers group in a June commerce with the Blue Jays. Over 3o video games with L.A., he hit .192/.306/.329 with a paltry .635 OPS and 88 wRC+. The 29-year-old logged most of his taking part in time at third base, however he took over duties at first base whereas Freeman was away from the crew.
Freeman went on the household emergency record when his son was hospitalized in late July. The primary baseman was later transferred to the restricted record as a formality; gamers can solely keep on the household emergency record for a most of seven days. Fortunately, his son has been discharged from the hospital and returned house (per Chelsea Freeman on Instagram). Freeman will make his return to the Dodgers lineup in tonight’s sport towards the Phillies.
The Dodgers already had an open spot on their 40-man roster, however they wanted to liberate a spot on the energetic roster to reinstate Freeman. Given Biggio’s poor efficiency with L.A. and the crew’s current acquisition of one other utility participant (Amed Rosario) and one other left-handed hitter (Kevin Kiermaier) for the bench, it was little shock that Biggio was the odd man out. Furthermore, Ardaya notes that the Dodgers are additionally hoping to activate shortstop Miguel Rojas from the 10-day IL sooner or later within the coming days. He, too, would require a spot on the energetic roster.
If one other crew claims Biggio off of waivers, they may take duty for the small portion of his 2024 wage that’s nonetheless on the Dodgers’ books; the Blue Jays took on a big quantity of his remaining wage as a part of their commerce with the Dodgers in June. He’s making $4.21MM this season in his second 12 months of arbitration eligibility. If he goes unclaimed, the Dodgers can try and ship him outright to the minor leagues, however as a participant with greater than 5 years of MLB service time, Biggio would have the proper to reject the task with out forfeiting any wage.
In further Dodgers information, Ardaya studies that the crew is planning to activate one in every of Brusdar Graterol or Michael Grove from the IL “as quickly as tonight.” Grove, 27, has been on the 15-day IL since mid-June with an intercostal pressure. He has a 5.06 ERA (however a 2.97 SIERA) in 37 1/3 innings pitched this season. Graterol, 25, has been out all season with a shoulder damage. He’s on the 60-day IL, so he’s not presently taking on a spot on the 40-man roster. Nevertheless, the Dodgers already had an open 40-man spot earlier than they activated Freeman and DFA’d Biggio, so they might solely must liberate a spot on the 26-man roster to activate Graterol.
