Rockies Sign Drew Avans To Minor League Deal

The Rockies just lately added outfielder Drew Avans on a minor league deal, as Matt Eddy of Baseball America identified. Avans performed a handful of video games for the Athletics final season. He was most just lately within the Brewers’ system. Avans elected minor league free company in early November.

Avans made his MLB debut in Might following a prolonged minor league profession. He got here on as a defensive alternative and singled in his solely at-bat. Avans made seven appearances with the Athletics, recording a pair of hits in 15 at-bats. He was designated for project in early June and picked up by the Brewers. Avans performed one sport for the group, going 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly. He was designated for project and outrighted to Triple-A shortly after.

The Dodgers took Avans within the thirty third spherical in 2018. He’d spent his total profession with the group previous to 2025. Avans moved up the system pretty rapidly, reaching Double-A by 2019. He posted a 114 wRC+ with 24 steals throughout three ranges that season. Avans was bumped as much as Triple-A in 2021, the place his outcomes plateaued. He continued to steal bases at a stable clip, together with 40 swipes in 2022, however delivered roughly league-average numbers on the plate. Avans elected minor league free company after the 2024 season and latched on with the Athletics.

Avans slashed a powerful .328/.414/.444 throughout 48 video games with Triple-A Las Vegas to open this previous season. Extra notably, he lowered his strikeout charge to 14%. Avans had a number of Triple-A seasons with a strikeout charge above 25% whereas in LA’s system. The stable stretch with Las Vegas earned Avans a glance with the Athletics, although he solely lasted on the big-league roster for a bit over every week. His strikeout charge went again as much as 24.3% in 52 video games at Triple-A Nashville. Avans did handle 40 steals between Las Vegas and Nashville, so there’s an opportunity his velocity may assist him turn out to be a think about Colorado.

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