The Blue Jays despatched catcher Brian Serven outright to Triple-A Buffalo, per the transaction log at MLB.com. Toronto designated him for task on Monday after they introduced Tyler Heineman again by way of waivers.
Serven has occupied a 40-man roster spot for the reason that finish of Spring Coaching. He has spent a piece of the season on non-obligatory task, hitting .265/.390/.379 with a trio of homers in 40 video games for Buffalo. Serven appeared in 28 MLB contests and ran a .179/.243/.222 slash over 71 plate appearances. He’s a profession .187/.247/.293 hitter throughout 101 video games break up between the Jays and Rockies.
The Arizona State product owns a .244/.325/.435 mark over elements of 4 seasons in Triple-A. Serven isn’t a lot of an offensive menace, although he has graded extremely by public defensive metrics in 730 profession innings. As a participant with a number of profession outright assignments, he has the flexibility to elect free company. Even when he sticks within the Toronto group for the final week of the season, he’ll be a minor league free agent in the beginning of the offseason. Serven’s defensive status ought to land him a minor league take care of a Spring Coaching invite.
