The Athletics introduced that they’ve claimed infielder Tristan Grey off waivers from the Marlins and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Miami had designated him for task in latest days. The A’s had an open 40-man spot after designating infielder Abraham Toro for task earlier right now.
Grey, 28, received a little bit of prospect consideration earlier as a result of some attention-grabbing offensive numbers within the decrease ranges of the minors. Nevertheless, he has struggled to carry that as much as increased ranges. From 2017 to 2019, he received into 293 minor league video games from Low-A to Double-A. He hit a mixed .239/.319/.428 in these for a 116 wRC+.
The pandemic worn out the minors in 2020 and Grey has been taking part in Triple-A ball since then, stepping into 431 contests. He’s hit 88 residence runs in that point but in addition been struck out at a 30.2% clip whereas strolling 8% of the time. All that results in a .236/.305/.470 batting line and 95 wRC+. He additionally has 12 main league plate appearances between the Rays final yr and the Marlins this yr, hitting .167/.167/.417 in these.
Grey has performed all 4 infield positions all through his profession and has continued to take action right here in 2024. He can present the A’s with depth all around the diamond, maybe for a very long time. He has a full slate of choices for now. He’s burning one right here in 2024 however will nonetheless have two left past this season. He additionally has only a few days of service time, which means he’s nowhere near qualifying for arbitration or free company.