Chris Heisey Cut By Los Angeles Dodgers

By MH
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Updated: August 8, 2015

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According to Mark Saxon of ESPN.com the Los Angeles Dodgers have released outfielder Chris Heisey.

The #Dodgers have released Chris Heisey. He was DFA’d after the three-way trade

— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) August 7, 2015

Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times also reported the news.

Dodgers release OF Chris Heisey. Had spent most of the season at triple-A.

— Steve Dilbeck (@stevedilbeck) August 7, 2015

Heisey spent 5 seasons with the Reds before joining the Dodgers this season. He has played in just 17 games this season and only 26 at bats.

With the Reds he had at least 200 plate appearances a year. Heisey did get ample playing time in Triple-A. He had 14 home runs and drove in 37 for Oklahoma City.

Heisey was supposed to be a backup outfielder but never really panned out and the Dodgers management felt inclined to cut their losses.

On March 6 we wrote the following on Heisey:

“Yes, he’s only a career .247 hitter (with a .299 OBP) who strikes out 22.8% of the time, but at most, he’s an extended fill-in as Pederson develops. And with a career 4.4 WAR (including 0.9 last season despite hitting .222/.265/.378), he can be a cheap safety valve as Pederson takes his lumps in extended big league action.

More attractive than Heisey’s power is his defense: a career 0.3 dWAR and better than average numbers in most fielding metrics. He’s played 1,583 innings in left field, 683 in center and 480 in right, so he has the flexibility to move without losing value – a very valuable bench tool for any National League roster.

Reds fans are pessimistic about him after he failed to win a starting job in Cincinnati. But this year, he’s not an everyday player; he’s a safety valve who just needs to be good enough. He will see time in center, right while Puig shifts to center, and as a main bench option.”

We wish nothing but the best for Chris Heisey.

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