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In the aftermath of a Friday afternoon trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Marlins, general manager Kim Ng said that Jazz Chisholm will move to center field. This move is interesting in that Chisholm has only ever played in the middle infield in his career, but with Arraez set to take over second base and Jean Segura and Jon Berti also entrenched in the infield, Chisholm will be tasked with playing center field. Chisholm boasts impressive sprint speed and defensive metrics at second base and shortstop in his career, so the Marlins are hopeful that he can handle this transition with ease.
According to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, Chisholm told the team regarding this switch that he would “go out, play the position and win a Gold Glove.”
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The Twins traded reigning American League batting champion Luis Arraez to the Marlins in exchange for pitcher Pablo Lopez and prospects Jose Salas and Byron Chourio.
Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reported that the Dodgers are hiring Chris Woodward to be a special assistant in the front office. Woodward spent time as the Dodgers’ third-base coach from 2016-2018 but was most recently manager of the Rangers before getting fired this past season.
The Diamondbacks announced that Ronnie Gajownik will manage their High-A affiliate, the Hillsboro Hops. Gajownik makes history as the first female manager at the High-A level.
The Pirates designated Miguel Andujar for assignment to make room on the roster for Andrew McCutchen.
Former Met Kevin Pillar announced on Twitter that he is joining the Braves. He spent most of last year with the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate.
The Cardinals signed catcher Tres Barrera to a minor league contract.
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Brian Wright continued MMO’s list of the worst free-agent signings in Mets history, ranking Jed Lowrie number five all-time.
Rivkaa Boord opined that the Mets are making a mistake with their bullpen approach this offseason.
On This Date in Mets History
2002: The Mets completed two big trades with the Rockies and Brewers that saw the Mets trade Benny Agbayani and Todd Zeile to Colorado and Lenny Harris, Glendon Rusch, and Alex Ochoa to Milwaulkee. In all, the Mets received Ross Gload, Craig House, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Jeff D’Amico, and Mark Sweeney.
