Diamondbacks To Purchase Grae Kessinger

The D-Backs purchase a participant Gray Kissinger From the Astros to the minor league pitcher Matthew Lynskey, a report Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Houston had designated Kissinger for the task earlier than the vacation break as a counterpoint to Christian Walker picks up. Arizona had three out there 40-man roster spots, so no additional strikes can be obligatory.

Kissinger was Houston’s second-round choose in 2019. The best-handed outfielder has made 49 massive league appearances over the previous two seasons. Kessinger hit .131 with one homer whereas placing out 19 instances over his first 70 journeys to the plate. The Ole Miss product has racked up 524 Triple-A plate appearances over the previous two years. He is a .271/.363/.407 hitter at this stage. Kissinger hit a strong 12.4% clip in opposition to a manageable 21.5% strikeout charge within the Pacific Coast League.

Whereas Kissinger will not deliver plenty of energy up high, his self-discipline to play offers him an opportunity to be a helpful participant off the bench. He was a university shortstop and logged practically 2,000 innings there professionally. He additionally has important expertise at each second and third base with restricted motion at first base. Kessinger nonetheless has two choices remaining, permitting the Vipers to maintain him in Triple-A Reno for some time.

Linsky, 22, is 6’7″. He had a 2.78 earned run common over 32 1/3 innings within the low minors final season. He posted an enormous 38.3% strikeout charge but additionally walked 12% of the batters he confronted. Linsky was a Sixteenth-round draftee out of Rice in 2023.