The Marlins have designated infielder Jose Devers for task, tweets Issac Azout of Fish on First. Miami additionally optioned infielder David Hensley to Triple-A Jacksonville. That pair of strikes will create house for the return of outfielder Derek Hill and infielder/outfielder Vidal Brujan, each of whom have been reinstated from the 10-day injured record.
It’s the second DFA within the profession of Devers, who got here to Miami alongside Starlin Castro and Jorge Guzman within the Giancarlo Stanton blockbuster with the Yankees. Devers was additionally designated for task again in 2022 however remained with the group after going unclaimed on outright waivers. This time round, if he clears, he’ll have the chance to elect minor league free company (as is the precise of all gamers who’ve beforehand been outrighted at the very least as soon as of their profession).
Devers, 24, has solely acquired 50 plate appearances within the majors — 46 again in 2021 and simply 4 this season. He’s posted a .244/.300/.311 slash in that tiny pattern. It’s robust to glean a lot data from such minimal enjoying time, however then once more, Devers has hardly pressured his manner into the large league image along with his minor league play.
On the contrary, Devers has struggled significantly on the plate each in Double-A and Triple-A. He was by no means projected to hit for energy whilst a younger prospect, as a substitute drawing reward for his velocity, glove and bat-to-ball expertise. He’s certainly confirmed robust to strike out, fanning in about 16% of his plate appearances each in Double-A and Triple-A, however he’s additionally been unable to hit the ball with any form of authority. Devers is a profession .251/.319/.380 hitter in 673 Double-A plate appearances and only a .238/.296/.352 hitter in 249 Triple-A turns on the plate. Regardless of typically being credited with plus velocity, he’s by no means been a lot of a baserunning menace.
Accidents have performed a job in Devers’ struggles. He hit the injured record with a proper shoulder impingement early in 2021, not lengthy after making his debut, and ultimately underwent surgical procedure to restore the labrum in that shoulder. Restoration from that August surgical procedure unsurprisingly lingered into the 2022 season and restricted him to simply 60 video games total. Devers appeared in simply 96 video games in ’23 due to additional journeys to the injured record. He’s posted a tepid .239/.304/.362 batting line in 54 video games and 208 Triple-A plate appearances this season.
