Mets sign Bobby Abreu

By Craig CalcaterraMar 31, 2014, 7:41 PM EST
19 Comments

UPDATE: The Mets have signed Abreu to a minor league contract. He’ll report to Triple-A Las Vegas.

5:40 p.m. ET: The Phillies didn’t have any room for Bobby Abreu, but maybe someone else does?

Seems like any team — especially an NL team — would have a hard time finding room for Abreu. With teams routinely using 13-man pitching staffs, any bench players have to be versatile. And while Abreu may be a lot of things these days — he can still work a walk and hit a mistake — versatile is not one of them. Particularly not on defense.

Injury insurance maybe, if he’ll accept a Triple-A assignment. But not much more.

Marlins designate Derek Dietrich for assignment

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
By Bill BaerNov 20, 2018, 9:35 PM EST
Leave a comment

The Marlins designated utilityman Derek Dietrich for assignment, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports. This comes amid a flurry of moves on Tuesday night as teams prepare their rosters ahead of the Rule 5 draft next month.

Dietrich, 29, is coming off another strong season in which he hit .265/.330/.421 with 16 home runs, 45 RBI, and 72 runs scored in 551 plate appearances. He played all over the diamond, spending most of his time in left field and at first base. Dietrich also played some second base, third base, and right field.

Dietrich is entering his third of four years of arbitration eligibility. He earned $2.9 million this past season and MLB Trade Rumors projects him to earn $4.8 million in 2019. Cutting Dietrich represents a bit more than 4 million in savings for the rebuilding and perennially small-market Marlins. Dietrich should draw some interest, so the Marlins could end up trading him rather soon.

Wonder how J.T. Realmuto, now the longest-tenured Marlin, is feeling right about now.