Orioles Acquire Austin Slater Livan Sot

Today: reports that the Reds will receive cash considerations in the deal, not a player to be named later. July 30: Just before the deadline, the Orioles have picked up and infielder and cash considerations in a trade with the Reds, per announcements from both clubs. The Reds receive cash considerations or a player to be named later. Slater is on the move for the second time this month, as Cincinnati acquired the outfielder in a deal with the Giants only three weeks ago. But the Reds recently nabbed from the Mariners, perhaps leading to Slater being squeezed out of their plans. He has long been a solid defender with a right-handed bat that performs well with the platoon advantage. Hes hit just .226/.316 Hal Mcrae Jersey /.334 against righties in his career for an 84 wRC+ but his slash against southpaws is .274/.364/.433, which leads to a 122 wRC+. On the defensive side of things, Slater has close to 3,000 outfield innings on his ledger, with almost 1,200 of those in center field. Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating consider him subpar in center but good in a corner, while Outs Above Average considers him to be strong in all three spots. The Os traded for and but were looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder to take some of the at-bats that were available in the wake of Hays departure. It would appear that Slater will be the one to step up for that job. Soto, 24, is clearly a favorite of the Baltimore front office. They claimed him off waivers from the Angels in February, but the Angels claimed him back later that month. The Os claimed him a second time back in April but then also quickly put him back on waivers, when the Reds claimed him. He has a small sample of major league experience, with 23 games scattered over this season and the previous two. Hes hit .280/.378/.376 in Triple-A this year for a 101 wRC+. Hes capable of playing the three infield spots to the left of first base and even has a small amount of center field experience. He can still be optioned for the rest of this year and an additional season as well. C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic first reported that Slater was going to the Os. Mark Sheldon of MLB.com relayed Sotos inclusion . Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer first relayed the cash . Ross Detwiler Jersey