The Dodgers added veteran utility participant Chris Owings on a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring coaching. Fabian Ardaya at Athletic said the agreement on Thursdayand famous that Owings is already at Camelback Ranch on the day pitchers and catchers report back to camp.
Dodgers followers are used to seeing Owings, who performed for the Diamondbacks from 2013-18 and for the Rockies in 2020-21. The 2 pitchers Owings has confronted probably the most in his profession are Nationwide League West stalwarts Madison Bumgarner and rookie Dodgers teammate Clayton Kershaw, in 37 plate appearances every. Owings in opposition to Kershaw is a .300/.324/.500 hitter with three doubles and two triples, although they've solely met in three at-bats since 2018.
Final season Owings' time within the majors was temporary, taking part in 10 video games for the Pirates in Could, virtually solely at shortstop. He had 4 singles in 25 at-bats (.160) with 12 strikeouts.
At Triple-A Indianapolis in 2023, Owings hit .241/.349/.449 with 15 residence runs and a 99 wRC+ in 86 video games.
Primarily a shortstop and second baseman for many of his profession, Owings has blended in time in middle discipline and proper discipline plus a while at third base and left discipline. Over the previous three seasons within the majors, with the Rockies, Orioles and Pirates, Owings has began 14 video games at shortstop, 13 video games at second, three video games in left discipline, three video games in proper discipline, and one begin every at third base. and middle discipline.
For the reason that begin of 2019, Owings has performed extra in Triple-A (194 video games, 781 plate appearances) than within the majors (140 video games, 383 plate appearances), so the 32-year-old will probably present depth in Oklahoma Metropolis this. season, whether or not he performs within the majors with the Dodgers or not.
Owings joins left-handed pitcher TJ McFarland as friends of the Dodgers who haven’t performed in a lot of the final 11 seasons.
In his 11 main league seasons with the D-backs, Royals, Purple Sox, Rockies, Orioles and Pirates, Owings is a .239/.286/.364 hitter with a 68 wRC+, 124 doubles, 37 residence runs , and 27 triples in 720 video games.
