The Rockies announced this afternoon that infielder has cleared outright waivers and opted to elect free agency rather than accept an outright a signment to the minor leagues. While Trejo does not have the requisite three year of service time typically nece sary to reject the a signment, Dillon Maples Jersey he was nonethele s able to do so after being outrighted previously back in January. Trejo, 28, was a 16th-round pick by Colorado in the 2017 draft but didnt make his big league debut until 2021, when he served as an up-and-down utility depth option for the Rockies around the infield. Trejo hit just .217/.260/.326 (36 wRC+) in 50 trips to the plate spread acro s 28 games that saw him split time between second base and shortstop. He enjoyed a bit more action the following year and had a career season at the plate, hitting a roughly league average .271/.312/.424 (92 wRC+) in 135 plate appearances, once again as a bench player. Much of that playing time came when Trejo was made one of the clubs September call-ups that year, and he slashed .291/.341/.468 in 24 games. That hot September (combined with an early-season injury to ) earned Trejo a larger role for the 2023 season, but he found himself unable to capitalize on it as his offense came crashing back to Earth fairly quickly. While he received 227 plate appearances acro s 83 games that year, Trejo posted a lackluster slash line of .232/.288/.343 (56 wRC+). The infielders struggles reached the point where the Rockies decided to option him to the minors in early June of last year, and while he returned in July to post a slightly improved .221/.306/.379 slash line acro s his final 41 games, 2024 proved to be his worst performance yet as the 28-year-old hit just .142 with a .182 on-base percentage and zero extra-base hits acro s 67 plate appearances for the Rockies. That brutal performance in 2024 was enough for Colorado to decide to part ways with Trejo, and the club yesterday in order to make room for infielder on the clubs roster. The Rockies second-rounder from the 2019 draft, Schunk figures to fill a similar role on the roster as Trejo did, sacrificing the ability to play shortstop for stronger offensive numbers. That left the Rockies to place Trejo on waivers, where he went unclaimed by all 29 other clubs. Now a free agent for the first time in his career, Trejo figures to search for a minor league deal in an organization light on middle infield depth. While the infielder has never hit much in the majors, his glovework has generally been well-received by defensive metrics, as indicated by his +2 Outs Above Average in part time duty with the Rockies last year. Michael Arias Jersey
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