Chicago Cubs sign former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
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The Chicago Cubs have signed former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Forrest Wall to a minor league contract.
According to Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register, the Cubs are in agreement with outfielder Forrest Wall on a minor league contract.
OF Forrest Wall has signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and joined the
@IowaCubs. Wall appeared in 69 games with El Paso earlier this season.
@IowaCubs. Wall appeared in 69 games with El Paso earlier this season.
Cubs take a chance on former Blue Jays outfielder Forrest Wall after opt out from Padres contract
Wall opted out of a non-roster deal with the Padres last week.
He had spent the entire season in Triple-A with San Diego. He hit .298/.384/.429 while going 21-22 in stolen base attempts.
Wall only hit four home runs but reached base at a strong clip behind a high batting average and a solid 10.4% walk rate.
That wasn't enough to get an MLB look from the Padres. Wall did get brief big league stints with the Braves and Marlins last year, combining for 16 games.
He had eight hits (all singles) with a trio of walks and eight strikeouts in 35 plate appearances.
A former supplemental first-round pick, Wall has played parts of six Triple-A seasons. He owns a .273/.360/.391 slash in nearly 1900 trips to the plate.
Wall is a plus runner who has played all three outfield positions, but his big league experience has mostly come in left field.
He's a patient hitter but doesn't have a ton of power and only makes contact at a league average rate.
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