The Royals introduced that utilityman Cavan Biggio has been signed to a minor league contract. Whereas no point out was made within the staff’s official announcement, it may be assumed that Biggio acquired an invite to Kansas Metropolis’s massive league Spring Coaching camp.
Okay.C. is Biggio’s fifth totally different group inside the final seven months. Biggio had spent his whole professional profession with the Blue Jays till Toronto traded him to the Dodgers in June, and Los Angeles launched him two months later. The Giants then picked Biggio up on one other minors contract in August however he didn’t see any massive league time with San Francisco earlier than he was traded to the Braves in August. Biggio appeared in 4 video games with Atlanta and was then outrighted off the 40-man roster at season’s finish, with Biggio opting free of charge company.
Although all of the strikes, Biggio hit .197/.314/.303 over 224 complete plate appearances with the Jays, Dodgers, and Braves in 2024. Initially seen as a possible cornerstone piece for the Blue Jays when he posted sturdy numbers within the 2019-20 seasons, Biggio hasn’t actually been the identical since his injury-riddled 2021 marketing campaign, hitting solely .216/.325/.349 over 1159 PA since Opening Day 2021.
The Blue Jays had been brief sufficient on left-handed batters that they stored searching for methods for Biggio to stay within the lineup in at the least a platoon capability, and he had some bursts of effectiveness in 2023 earlier than falling again to earth final season. Whereas not a defensive standout at any place, Biggio has performed first base, second base, third base, and each nook outfield slots throughout his profession. On the plate, Biggio has been ready to attract walks fairly persistently, however this potential to get on base has been undermined by a scarcity of energy and a scarcity of arduous contact.
If Biggio makes the Royals’ roster, he tasks as a left-handed hitting complement to Hunter Renfroe in proper discipline or presumably Maikel Garcia at third base, although Biggio’s third-base glovework was far beneath par throughout his time on the place in Toronto. Biggio’s basic versatility might assist him win a job on the Okay.C. roster, or he might act as minor league depth if he doesn’t decide out of his contract to hunt out a possibility on yet one more new staff.
