Yesterday there was an interesting transaction made by the Cincinnati Reds. They signed Bryson Brigman out of the Mexican League. He never played in a game there because their regular season doesn’t start until next week and he had just signed with them back in early February.
The Reds needed to add someone to their roster in Triple-A after calling up Will Benson and Noelvi Marte and Brigman fits the need left by both of them. Over the last two seasons he played in both the infield and corner outfield spots while playing in the Arizona and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations.
But perhaps what’s most interesting is what he did last season at the plate in Triple-A. Among players at the level with at least 400 plate appearances he bested them all with a .334 batting average. He struck out just over 15% of the time, one of the lowest rates at the level, while posting a .334/.383/.474 line for Reno. Why someone who hit .334 in Triple-A and can play multiple positions had to sign with a team in the Mexican League over the winter is certainly strange, but he’s back in affiliated ball now and should provide some solid depth for the Reds in case a need arises.
You can see his career stats here.
More on Dalvin Rosario
Earlier this week I wrote about reliever Dalvin Rosario and how he came out of nowhere and showed up throwing 100+ MPH after not having pitched since the Phillies released him from complex ball back in the summer of 2021. One thing that was unclear at the time is what happened between then and now.
Well, I still don’t know all that much about what happened in those two-and-a-half years. But I did find out that while he didn’t pitch in any league that seems to provide stats and such, that at least in 2024 he was pitching in a semi-pro league in the Dominican Republic. That’s where Cincinnati scouts saw him before signing him.