The Los Angeles Dodgers has been one of MLB’s best teams this season, entering play Wednesday at 42-26 with a robust seven-and-a-half-game lead over the San Diego Padres for first place in the NL West.
Despite missing multiple starting pitchers with injuries, the Dodgers have continued to find ways to be successful. Outfielders Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and catcher Will Smith are all likely to be selected to next month’s All-Star Game and Betts is currently the batting favorite to win NL MVP.
Great teams remain great by constantly looking for improvements, and the Dodgers did that Tuesday, making an intriguing trade for former Toronto Blue Jays utility infielder Cavan Biggio, who the Blue Jays designated for assignment last week.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the news first Wednesday morning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are acquiring superutilityman Cavan Biggio in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays, sources tell ESPN.
Biggio, 29, was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last week. He’s hitting .200/.323/.291 this year and .227/.343/.382 for his career.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 12, 2024
Biggio, the son of hall-of-famer Craig Biggio has struggled with injuries and consistency since his 2019 debut when he and Blue Jays teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr became the first teammates to be sons of hall-of-famers.
As Passan notes, Biggio is hitting just .227 in nearly 500 career games. However, it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen the Dodgers acquire a player who had been written off, only for them to experience a resurgence. Outfielder Jason Heyward hit .245 in seven seasons with the Chicago Cubs and saw his batting average zoom up to .269 in 2023, his first season with the Dodgers.
Social media had a lot to say about the intriguing trade.
Cavan Biggio in 2 weeks https://t.co/8ojL7uVjWw pic.twitter.com/4yJL5gaygE
— BET99 Ontario (@Bet99ON) June 12, 2024
Cavan Biggio must feel like he just won the lottery
— ⁶ (@Atkins2Alcatraz) June 12, 2024
Imagine being Cavan Biggio. You wake up and you get to move from Toronto to Los Angeles to play for the Dodgers. Incroyable
— jake disbeleaf (@jakebeleafs) June 12, 2024
Cavan Biggio is going to be the best hitter in baseball at some point and it's something we all have to accept
— Avery Chenier (@AveryChenier) June 12, 2024
[Jeff Passan]
