The Pirates have launched outfielder Travis Swaggerty, in accordance with his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He was already faraway from their roster when he was designated for project earlier this week, so this gained’t impression their 40-man roster rely.
The discharge seems to be a results of Swaggerty’s frustration harm scenario. Earlier this summer time, he spoke to Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette about how he’s been coping with migraines since November. “It’s been loopy, and there’s been instances I’ve been on the plate the place it felt like I may barely see as a result of I had a migraine or I used to be having that vertigo,” Swaggerty stated.
Swaggerty has been positioned on the minor league injured record a few instances this 12 months as a result of problem, together with on June 16. He began a rehab project on July 7 however performed only one recreation and hasn’t returned to a lineup since. Gamers on the injured record can’t be positioned on outright waivers and Swaggerty doesn’t appear to have been formally activated from the IL, leaving the Pirates little alternative however to launch him.
Gamers on this scenario will typically signal a brand new take care of the releasing membership, however that’s no assure and Swaggerty will a minimum of have the chance to peruse different affords. Previous to his setbacks this 12 months, he was a prospect of observe, having been chosen within the first spherical of the 2018 draft with the tenth total decide. However the pandemic worn out the minor leagues in 2020 and Swaggerty required shoulder surgical procedure in 2021 after simply 12 video games.
After lacking nearly two entire years, he returned to the sector final 12 months and hit .254/.348/.399 in 107 Triple-A video games. That was above-average manufacturing, however simply barely, translating to a 102 wRC+. He additionally received into 5 main league video games however struck out in 4 of his 9 plate appearances and recorded only one hit, a single. Now this 12 months’s migraine points have prevented him from constructing off that wholesome season, as he’s performed simply 22 minor league video games this 12 months.
