Mariners infielder Jason Vosler went unclaimed on outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Tacoma, the group introduced Wednesday. He has the power to reject the task in favor of free company, though he may also turn out to be a minor league free agent at season’s finish even when he accepts for now.
Vosler, 31, solely appeared in 10 video games with the M’s and tallied 30 plate appearances, batting .179/.233/.286 with a double and a triple in that cup of espresso. It’s the fourth large league season through which the previous Cubs draftee (2014, sixteenth spherical) has appeared within the majors. Vosler has additionally performed for the Giants and Reds, combining for 288 large league plate appearances with a .207/.274/.395 slash, 10 homers, 13 doubles and three triples.
Modest large league monitor file apart, Vosler has frequently been a productive Triple-A hand, together with this 12 months with the Mariners’ prime affiliate in Tacoma, the place he batted .299/.368/.566 with 28 large flies in simply 485 turns on the plate. It’s the sixth partial season Vosler has spent in Triple-A, and he’s a lifetime .273/.347/.503 hitter in that point. He’s primarily been a 3rd baseman, with greater than 5000 skilled innings on the place, however he’s additionally topped 2000 innings at first base and has a pair hundred innings of nook outfield work beneath his belt as nicely.
Whether or not it occurs now or on the finish of the season, Vosler figures to turn out to be a minor league free agent and look to latch on with one other membership searching for a lefty-swinging nook possibility with some pop in his bat. Given his monitor file within the higher minors, he ought to land one other minor league deal this offseason.