American League West team signs former Toronto Blue Jays utility man Cavan Biggio
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The Los Angeles Angels are in agreement with former Toronto Blue Jays utility player Cavan Biggio on a minor league deal.
According to the MLB.com Transaction log, he's been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake. Biggio was released by the Royals last week.
The Halos have signed INF Cavan Biggio to a minor league deal per the teams transaction page. Biggio, 30, was once a top prospect in the Blue Jays organization, he is also the son of MLB Hall of Famer, Craig Biggio.
Biggio played most recently for the Kansas City Royals earlier this season as he hit .174/.296/.246/.543 with 1HR and 4 RBIs in 37 games.
He's a career .223/.339/.373/.712 hitter with 52 total HRs and 190 RBIs across 7 seasons.
He will provide depth at the minor league level which, we as Angel fans should know, you can never have enough depth in the minors.
Biggio played most recently for the Kansas City Royals earlier this season as he hit .174/.296/.246/.543 with 1HR and 4 RBIs in 37 games.
He's a career .223/.339/.373/.712 hitter with 52 total HRs and 190 RBIs across 7 seasons.
He will provide depth at the minor league level which, we as Angel fans should know, you can never have enough depth in the minors.
Former Blue Jay Cavan Biggio joins his fifth team on a minor league deal with the hopes of getting called up to the big leagues
Biggio broke camp with K.C. after signing an offseason minor league contract. He appeared in 37 games, hitting .174/.296/.246 with one home run in 83 trips to the plate.
He had hit far better in Triple-A, slashing .285/.375/.464 over 41 contests.
Biggio's lack of production against big league pitching pushed him off the roster last week, as the Royals needed to open a 40-man spot to activate Hunter Harvey from the injured list.
The lefty-hitting Biggio has been a well below-average hitter in consecutive seasons. He combined for a .197/.314/.303 line across 225 plate appearances with three teams a year ago.
Biggio continues to take a lot of walks, as he has throughout his career. His power production has plummeted since his first two seasons with the Blue Jays.
Biggio's extremely patient approach also comes with strikeouts, as he also takes a lot of pitches within the strike zone.
Biggio has more experience at second base than any other position. He only logged 10 1/3 innings there for Kansas City.
The Royals used him most frequently in the corner outfield and at first base with occasional second and third base work.
The Angels have Nolan Schanuel, Christian Moore and Luis Rengifo at the non-shortstop infield positions.
They acquired Oswald Peraza as a defensive option off the bench, while Niko Kavadas is on the MLB roster as a lefty-swinging first baseman.
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AOUT 6 | 325 ANSWERS American League West team signs former Toronto Blue Jays utility man Cavan Biggio Do you think Cavan Biggio will get called up by the Los Angeles Angels? | ||
| Yes | 136 | 41.8 % |
| No | 159 | 48.9 % |
| Too early to tell | 30 | 9.2 % |
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