Jason

Vosler

Vosler went unclaimed despite putting up excellent numbers in the minors with Triple-A Tacoma. He’ll be a minor-league free agent at the end of the 2024 campaign.

The move makes room for Austin Kitchen on the 40-man. Vosler has been excellent in Triple-A this year, hitting .299/.368/.566 with 28 homers in 111 games. It might make sense for the Royals to put in a claim and give themselves another first base option with Vinnie Pasquantonio out.

Vosler loses his spot on Seattle’s bench with Dominic Canzone set to return from the injured list for Thursday’s game against the Tigers. The 30-year-old hit .179 (5-for-28) with three RBI in 10 games for the Mariners.

Turner brings a .254/.349/.371 line with him to Seattle. Odds are that he’ll fare a little worse while playing half of his games in arguably baseball’s toughest ballpark for hitters, but we’ll see. He’ll serve as a first baseman and DH for the Mariners. Jason Vosler, Tyler Locklear and Mitch Garver might all have to fight it out for time the other spot. That’s bad for Garver, but he will remain the team’s backup catcher.

INF Ryan Bliss was optioned in a corresponding move and the Mariners already had space on the 40-man roster after trading Mike Bauman to the Giants. Vosler hit .289 with 20 home runs in 89 games at Triple-A and figures get time at first base with Ty France placed on waivers.

Vosler posted a .571 OPS with three homers in 20 games early last season for the Reds before being shipped to the minors by late April. The 30-year-old corner infielder provides Seattle with some emergency infield depth at Triple-A Tacoma heading into the regular season.

Vosler cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 29-year-old year makes for useful depth for Cincy moving forward.

Vosler got off to a hot start with three homers in his first five games with the Reds, but has cooled off considerably of late, batting .161/.200/.371 with three homers and 10 RBI across 65 plate appearances. The 29-year-old corner infielder makes sense as a righty-mashing platoon specialist in a limited role.

Vosler had a great first week, but he’s 5-for-47 with one extra-base hit and 20 strikeouts in his last 50 plate appearances. He’d be getting optioned out now if Joey Votto were ready to return. Since that’s not happening, maybe the Reds should take a look at other potential replacements (Matt McLain?).

Vosler, Will Benson, and Jake Fraley return to the Reds’ starting lineup with right-hander Taijuan Walker on the mound for the Phillies. The 29-year-old has gone deep in three of his first six games with the Reds and is strictly hitting against right-handers. The Reds play seven games next week and will face five righties, so Vosler could be a great waiver wire pickup in deeper re-draft leagues.