Infielder/outfielder Ryan Noda has been traded from the Angels to the Purple Sox, in response to bulletins from each golf equipment. The Halos, who designated Noda for project a couple of days in the past, obtain money concerns in return. The Purple Sox optioned Noda to Triple-A Worcester and transferred outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida to the 60-day injured record to open a 40-man roster spot.
Noda, 29, was a Rule 5 success story simply over a 12 months in the past. Going into 2023, the Athletics plucked him from the Dodgers and put him at first base virtually day-after-day, along with occasional time within the outfield corners. He stepped to the plate 495 instances that 12 months and posted an terrible 34.3% strikeout price however he additionally drew walks at a 15.6% clip and hit 16 residence runs. Regardless of all these punchouts, he was on-base sufficient and had sufficient energy to provide a .229/.364/.406 line and 122 wRC+.
That was usually consistent with his earlier minor league efficiency. In Triple-A with the Dodgers the 12 months prior, he had a 16% stroll price, 28.2% strikeout price and 25 residence runs, resulting in a .259/.395/.474 line and 125 wRC+.
However Noda acquired out to a sluggish begin in 2024. He had a .128/.242/.198 line on Could 2nd when the A’s despatched him right down to the minors. From then on, he did his normal factor. He had 447 Triple-A plate appearances final 12 months with 22 residence runs, a 19.9% stroll price and a 30% strikeout price.
The A’s put him on waivers in November and the Angels claimed him. The Halos saved him in Triple-A to start out the 12 months, the place he continued in his explicit trend, although with some obvious unhealthy luck. He has a 20.1% stroll price and 34.4% strikeout price up to now this 12 months with 4 residence runs however a .224 batting common on balls in play, resulting in a .148/.364/.270 line and 81 wRC+.
For the Purple Sox, first base is an apparent goal space. Triston Casas suffered a season-ending harm a couple of weeks in the past. Designated hitter Rafael Devers was approached about attempting to study the place however he didn’t take effectively to that request. Second baseman/outfielder Kristian Campbell has been doing first base drills however hasn’t but appeared there in a sport. Romy González took over the place for a couple of days earlier than touchdown on the IL with a a left quad contusion. Glove-first utility guys like Abraham Toro and Nick Sogard have been overlaying the place in current weeks.
Noda is a correct first baseman with a little bit of main league success and choices, so he’s a logical depth add for the Sox. They will get a close-up have a look at him in Worcester and determine whether or not they need to name him up for main league at-bats in some unspecified time in the future.
As for Yoshida, this doesn’t change something about his timeline. He has been on the 10-day IL all season, struggling to get his shoulder wholesome after final 12 months’s surgical procedure. His 60-day depend is retroactive to his preliminary IL placement, so he’ll be eligible for activation in a few week. He has not begun a rehab project, so a return within the close to future doesn’t appear doubtless. As of yesterday, supervisor Alex Cora mentioned Yoshida can be restarting his throwing program after receiving a cortisone shot, per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic.
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