Andrew

Stevenson

Stevenson heads to Triple-A Durham to help bolster Tampa Bay’s injury-depleted outfield depth. The 30-year-old outfielder last appeared in the majors back in 2023 when he got into 25 games for the Twins. He’s merely extra organizational depth at this stage of his career.

The 29-year-old Stevenson had an excellent season with the Twins’ Triple-A club, hitting .317/.394/.522 with 16 homers and 44 steals, but no one was interested in carrying him on the 40-man when he was put on waivers a couple of months ago. In light of that, Japan sure seems like his best option right now. He might reemerge in the majors in a year or two.

The 20-year-old Stevenson was one of the International League’s best players this year, hitting .317/.394/.522 with 16 homers and 44 steals in 106 games before being called up for the month of September. He wound up hitting .189/.250/.216 in 40 plate appearances for the Twins. It’s quite possible he’d be a fine reserve outfielder, but no team wanted to commit a 40-man roster spot to him. He’ll become a free agent.

The 29-year-old outfielder earned the opportunity by slashing .317/.394/.522 with 16 homers, 57 RBI and 44 stolen bases in 470 plate appearances at Triple-A St. Paul. He could wind up being an interesting mixed league option if he could work his way into regular at-bats.

Stevenson is definitely deserving, having hit .317/.394/.522 with 16 homers and 44 steals for Triple-A St. Paul this season. Still, there probably won’t be a lot of at-bats available for the former Nationals outfielder.

Stevenson last appeared in the majors with the Nationals during the 2021 campaign. The 28-year-old outfielder holds a .248/.322/.365 batting line with eight homers and five steals in the majors since 2017. He spent all of last season at the Triple-A level, batting .279/.344/.457 with 16 homers and 39 stolen bases across 604 plate appearances. He provides the Twins with some extra organizational outfield depth after defensive specialist Gilberto Celestino recently underwent thumb surgery.

Stevenson was sent outright to Triple-A Rochester after clearing waivers and has opted to remain with the club. He’ll provide the Nationals some organizational outfield depth. The 27-year-old hit .229/.294/.339 with five home runs and a steal across 213 plate appearances in 2021.

Stevenson cleared waivers after being designated for assignment and could opt to remain with the Nationals as organizational outfield depth. He’s no longer on the team’s 40-man roster and has the option to elect free agency. The 27-year-old outfielder holds a .248/.322/.365 triple-slash line with eight homers and five steals across 449 plate appearances at the big-league level since 2017.

Jesse Daugherty of the Washington Post reports that the deal is for $850,000. Stevenson, 27, hit just .229/.294/.339 in 213 plate appearances for the Nationals over 109 games, and will remain a bench option for Washington for the 2022 season.

Stevenson smashed a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to draw the Nationals to within 5-3 on the scoreboard. While that was a manageable deficit, Sevenson’s crew was unable to make any further offensive headway before the end of the game. Overall this season, Stevenson is hitting .229/.294/.339 with five home runs and 23 RBI across 108 games played.