What a tumultuous start to the year for Ryan Fitzgerald. The 31-year-old infielder was designated for assignment by the Twins on January 2.
He was in the open market for a week before the Los Angeles Dodgers scooped him up, but just four days after doing so, the organization DFA'd him, too to make room for new pickup Andy Ibáñez.
Fitzgerald provides value to a team, although probably not in a starting role. Just two weeks into the new year, he's been let go twice. We're not too sure he deserves that.
Former Twin Ryan Fitzgerald is DFA'd by Dodgers four days after being claimed
As predicted on this morning's podcast, the Dodgers have already designated Ryan Fitzgerald for assignment after claiming him off waivers from the Twins.