Diamondbacks first baseman/DHÂ Seth Beer has been despatched outright to Triple-A Reno, in keeping with the transaction log at MLB.com. That signifies he went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for task final week.
Beer has performed components of two seasons with the Snakes. The previous first spherical choose was one in every of 4 prospects Arizona acquired from the Astros within the 2019 Zack Greinke blockbuster. He’d hit very nicely within the low minors after an unimaginable profession at Clemson however got here with questions on his lack of a defensive house. Beer continued performing on the plate by way of 2021, ultimately reaching the majors in direction of the tail finish of that season.
The left-handed hitter obtained into 5 video games throughout his debut. He performed a bit extra final yr, showing in 38 contests and tallying 126 journeys to the plate. He solely hit .189/.278/.243 in his first actual crack in opposition to MLB pitching. Beer spent the majority of the season with Reno, placing up a stable however unspectacular .242/.361/.435 slash that was beneath his earlier minor league manufacturing.
Arizona optioned Beer again to Reno to start out the 2023 marketing campaign. He’s been off to a tough begin in his third crack at Triple-A, posting a .200/.266/.314 line over 79 plate appearances. Beer has homered simply twice whereas hanging out at a personal-worst 29.1% clip. Paired with the priority he could possibly be restricted to designated hitter, that gradual begin pushed Beer off the roster when the D-Backs promoted pitching prospect Brandon Pfaadt final Wednesday.
No different crew was keen to dedicate him a right away 40-man roster spot in gentle of his early-season hunch. That is the primary outright of his profession and he doesn’t have three years of main league service. Consequently, Beer doesn’t have the flexibility to check free company. He’ll stay within the Arizona system and attempt to hit his means again onto the massive league radar.
