1 year agoWashington Nationals infielder
Michael Chavis has cleared outright waivers and has elected to become a free agent. A once-promising prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization, the now 28-year-old appeared in 48 games with the Nationals in 2023 and limped to a .242 average with a pair of homers, one stolen base, and a .622 OPS across 96 trips to the plate. It was the fifth consecutive underwhelming season for the 2014 first-round pick as he now owns a career .238 average, 42 HR, eight SB, and a .684 OPS across 1,186 plate appearances, production that grades out 20% below the league average, as per his 80 wRC+. However, he has handled himself well throughout his minor-league career, so it's quite possible he will latch on with another club for infield depth while potentially heading overseas for the 2024 season.
--Brenton KempSource: MLB.com
2 years agoThe Washington Nationals have reportedly agreed with free-agent infielder
Michael Chavis on a minor-league deal, per a tweet from The Washington Post's Andrew Golden on Monday. Chavis would make $1 million if he makes the majors and could earn up to $500,ooo in incentives. He has a June 1 opt-out if he's not in the majors by then. Chavis appeared in 129 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2022 season, hitting .229 with a .265 on-base percentage. The 27-year-old also added 14 home runs and a stolen base for the National League Central franchise.
--Ben Rosener - RotoBallerSource: Andrew Golden
3 years agoThe Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly designated infielder
Michael Chavis for assignment on Monday, per a tweet from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Jason Mackey. The versatile 27-year-old started games at first base, second base and third base for Pittsburgh this season. Overall, he hit .229 with a .265 on-base percentage, 14 home runs and a stolen base in 426 plate appearances for the Pirates.
--Ben Rosener - RotoBallerSource: Jason Mackey
3 years agoPittsburgh Pirates first baseman
Michael Chavis is out of the starting lineup again on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. It's the second straight game that Chavis has started on the bench against a right-handed pitcher. Instead,
Josh VanMeter will get another start at the cold corner and will hit fifth in the batting order against Nationals right-hander
Paolo Espino on Wednesday. Chavis has gone hitless in his last four games with eight strikeouts in 12 at-bats, and he's also hitting just .177 (15-for-85) with three home runs, eight RBI and 30 strikeouts in 24 games in the month of June to drop his season slash line to .244/.289/.418. He could drop further down the pecking order once
Yoshi Tsutsugo returns from the injured list.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Baseball Press
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