Yadiel Rivera

Yadiel Rivera

32-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Houston Astros AAA
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in January of 2020.
Signs minor-league contract
SSHouston Astros  AAA
May 7, 2021
Rivera signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Rivera appeared in four games for the Rangers in 2020 and went hitless with a strikeout in five at-bats. The 29-year-old has been assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land and should serve mainly as organizational depth for Houston.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rivera broke camp with the big league club in a utility role, but he hit a disappointing .196/.213/.261 over the first month-plus of the season before being sent back down to the minors. The 24-year-old spent the rest of the season bouncing back and forth between the majors and minors, though he posted a sub-.230 average and sub-.600 OPS at both levels. The infielder also struggled with his plate discipline, as he struck out 98 times combined at Triple-A Colorado Springs and the majors compared to just 12 walks. Rivera figures to enter spring training in a similar position this season where he'll fight for a backup infield job, but little in his career thus far suggests he'll be able to emerge as anything more than a reserve player even if he does crack the Opening Day roster.
Rivera bounced around the minors with the Brewers in 2015 but earned a September callup after posting a .720 OPS at Double-A Biloxi. He only mustered one hit in 15 plate appearances with the Brewers, but his promising season in the minors still made the Brewers take notice. He's only 23, and if he can continue to improve his hitting and solid defense all around the infield, he could compete for a bench position in the near future. However, with many other infield options who have more major league experience, as well as the imminent callup of top prospect Orlando Arcia, his ceiling seems limited unless he breaks out during spring training.
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Dropped from 40-man roster
SSTexas Rangers  AAA
Elbow
October 4, 2020
The Rangers outrighted Rivera (elbow) to Triple-A Nashville on Friday.
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Undergoes elbow surgery
SSTexas Rangers  AAA
Elbow
September 24, 2020
Rivera underwent surgery on his elbow, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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Clears waivers
SSTexas Rangers  AAA
September 7, 2020
The Rangers outrighted Rivera to their alternate training site Sunday.
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Designated for assignment
SSTexas Rangers  AAA
September 4, 2020
Rivera was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Friday.
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Fills in for Odor
SSTexas Rangers  AAA
August 26, 2020
Rivera started at second base and went 0-for-2 in Tuesday's 10-3 loss to the Athletics.
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