The Padres' return in a lopsided trade has signed a minor league deal with his fourth NL West organization since beginning his pro career in 2015.
On a list of all the trades A.J. Preller has made, the deal to acquire Matt Beaty from the Dodgers for pitching prospect River Ryan ranks somewhere near the bottom.
To recap: Beaty played 20 games for the Padres, hit .090, and was cut later in the 2022 season. Injuries have limited Beaty to exactly 162 games at any level since his 120-game campaign with the Dodgers in 2021. The return for Los Angeles? Only pitcherSan Diego has long since moved on from Beaty, but the utility player is moving back to the National League West. The Arizona Diamondbacks inked Beaty to a minor league deal on Monday.
To the extent Beaty will brush up against any of his former Padres teammates, at the moment it's likely to happen at the Triple-A level. He split last season with the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals, playing a total of 30 games. Beaty's combined slash line was consistent with his high-on-base, low-power profile at the plate.
Beaty will have to earn his way back to the big leagues, but at least he's healthy enough to have the chance. He remained a free agent throughout spring training and the month of April before joining his fourth NL West organization in a pro career that began in 2015.J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content for Halos Today and Inside the Padres, and is the author of 'The 50 Greatest Dodger Games Of All Time.
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