MLB Rumors: Jason Heyward Nearing Astros Contract After Outfielder DFA’d by Dodgers

The Houston Astros and broken-down outfielder Jason Heyward reportedly reached an settlement on a contract Tuesday pending a bodily, in response to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.

Heyward, 37, turned into designated for task by the Los Angeles Dodgers final week to get room on the roster for broken-down utility man Chris Taylor after he turned into activated from the injured checklist.

After stints with the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, Heyward spent the past two seasons with the Dodgers.

In 63 games this season, Heyward is slashing gleaming .208/.289/.393 with six residence runs, 28 RBI, 25 runs scored and 4 stolen bases, marking one of the vital least productive seasons of his 15-365 days profession.

Heyward turned into heralded as a capacity celeb within the making when he turned into first called up by the Braves in 2010, as he hit .277 with 18 homers and 72 RBI, carried out 2d within the National League Rookie of the Year balloting and turned into named an All-Huge name.

His manufacturing never fairly improved from there, though, and he went from a conceivable well-known particular person to extra of a role player.

While Heyward hasn’t been named to an All-Huge name crew since his rookie 365 days, he went on to salvage five Gold Glove Awards and received a World Sequence with the Cubs in 2016.

All instructed, Heyward has seemed in 1,766 profession traditional-season games, hitting .257 with 180 residence runs, 709 RBI and 124 steals.

Getting DFA’ed by the Dodgers meant having to plug away one of MLB’s high World Sequence contenders, however the Astros are contenders of their possess gleaming.

Houston is trending toward its eighth consecutive playoff appearance and fourth straight American League West division title.

The Astros possess overcome a leisurely open to the season to bring collectively a 70-61 file, giving them a 3.5-recreation lead within the AL West over the Seattle Mariners.

The 2017 and 2022 World Sequence champions possess handled some wretchedness components this season with none bigger than well-known particular person outfielder Kyle Tucker, who has been out since early June with a shin wretchedness.

While there would possibly perhaps be hope for Tucker to attract in September, he has but to commence operating the bases, per overall manager Dana Brown (h/t CBS Sports).

Houston’s infield and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez possess led the vogue offensively in Tucker’s absence, but an outfield created from Jake Meyers, Mauricio Dubón, Chas McCormick and Ben Gamel has lagged within the wait on of vastly.

Heyward gives the Houston outfield a broken-down presence and a powerful-wanted left bat equipped that Meyers, Dubón and McCormick all hit gleaming-handed.