Cavan Biggio, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Bo Bichette were a trio of second-generation players who appeared to be vital members of a young Blue Jays core primed to challenge for titles over the next few seasons.
At this juncture in his career, Biggio is simply attempting to rediscover himself as a Major Leaguer. After being designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Friday, the Dodgers seized the opportunity to acquire the 29-year-old, reaching an agreement with Toronto on a deal that brought Biggio to Los Angeles in return for Minor League right-hander Braydon Fisher.
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Dodgers acquire INF/OF Cavan Biggio for monetary considerations.
Blue Jays acquire minor league RHP Braydon Fisher.
“To have a team like the Dodgers come and pick me up after my time in Toronto, where I spent so many years with so many relationships there, and playing against this team about a month and a half ago,” Biggio stated. “Obviously very special and very fortunate and grateful to be here.”
As a rookie in 2019, Biggio began to make an impression, living up to his top prospect ranking with 16 home runs in 100 games. The following year, Biggio hit eight home runs and had an.807 OPS in 59 games during the pandemic-shortened season.
Since then, finding consistent offense has been a challenge for Biggio. This season, he has a .200 batting average and just two homers in 131 plate appearances. With a couple of mechanical tweaks, the Dodgers believe Biggio could get closer to being the offensive player he was early in his career.
“Our hitting guys dug in a little bit and felt that there’s some things that we can unlock with him offensively,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “But he controls the zone, can hit to all fields. But he’s had some success in the big leagues, so I think it’s kind of figuring out what worked for him, what hasn’t.”
