Purple Sox outright Christian Arroyo to Triple-A after clearing waivers

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Arroyo shall be again within the Purple Sox group after being designated for task, the workforce introduced on Sunday.

We might see the big-league return of Christian Arroyo quickly, however he’ll play in Worcester for now. Erin Clark/Globe Workers

Not too long ago DFA’d Purple Sox infielder Christian Arroyo has cleared waivers and shall be outrighted to Triple-A Worcester.

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The Purple Sox designated Arroyo for task on Friday to make room on the 40-man roster for newly-acquired infielder Luis Urías. No different workforce picked up Arroyo, giving the Purple Sox the correct to position him on their Triple-A workforce with out giving up a roster spot. 

Arroyo had been a key member of the Purple Sox since they claimed him off waivers from Cleveland in 2020. In these three years since transport as much as Boston, Arroyo has hit 18 house runs and 93 RBIs with a batting common of .264 and a .716 OPS. His 224 video games with the Purple Sox are greater than the variety of video games he has performed in San Francisco (2017), Tampa (2018-19), and Cleveland (2020) mixed.

All through his Purple Sox tenure, Arroyo had been a serviceable second baseman. However he discovered himself in the course of a really crowded center infield this yr alongside Yu Chang, Pablo Reyes, and Kiké Hernández. He didn’t carry out persistently sufficient to face out from the others, and an early-season hamstring harm robbed him a month’s price of possibilities. 

It quickly grew to become clear that there wasn’t sufficient room for all 4 gamers on the roster. In consequence, modifications would quickly come to this center infield. Hernández was the primary to go, whittling the Purple Sox’ out there infielders down to simply three. However Urías’ arrival meant that extra modifications had been obligatory. Chang’s protection was too beneficial to surrender and Reyes was within the midst of a breakout season. Arroyo was the odd man out.

However Arroyo cleared waivers and selected to not elect free company. This allowed the Purple Sox to maintain him and ship him to Worcester with out utilizing up a spot on the 40-man roster.

It’s unclear whether or not or not Arroyo will return to the key league membership at any level this season, or what his long-term future with the group is. However, for now, Arroyo will stay a Purple Sox and can doubtless be the primary man up if one thing occurs to one of many center infielders on Boston’s roster.