Health troubles have mounted for La Stella in recent years, but given his track record, contact skills and ability to play multiple positions, another club could still show some interest.
The Seattle Mariners designated veteran Tommy La Stella for assignment on Tuesday to open a roster spot for top pitching prospect Bryce Miller. La Stella, 34, was batting .190 with one extra-base hit and two RBIs in 12 games for the Mariners this season.
The Mariners struggled to get the bats going through their first five games, and even after the offense broke out in Tuesday’s 11-2 rout of the Angels, the designated hitter spot has given the team almost no production.
The Mariners make their highly-anticipated return to regular season action against the Cleveland Guardians in one of the better opening day matchups in Major League Baseball on Thursday.
Think of it as a really delayed trade for Mitch Haniger. The Seattle Mariners signed former Giant Tommy La Stella to a one-year deal, after SF designated La Stella for assignment back in December, and subsequently released him.
The Seattle Mariners have successfully recruited a player who used to give them headaches in divisional play.
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La Stella, who turns 34 later this month, has some strong seasons on his track record but is coming off a rough patch. From 2016 to 2020, he walked in 9.6% of his trips to the plate and struck out in just 10.6% of them. He only hit 29 home runs over those five years but produced a batting line of .282/.358/.435. That production amounted to a wRC+ of 114, indicating he was 14% better than league average.
The Chicago White Sox still need to figure out who they will start at second base this season. A player that could potentially be a great option is about to hit the open market, and the Sox will have a chance to add him on the cheap.
La Stella’s placement on release waivers puts an end to a three-year, $18.75M deal that didn’t pan out at all in the manner the Giants hoped.
The SF Giants added left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers to the 40-man roster earlier this week. To create room for Rogers, they designated infielder Tommy La Stella for assignment.
It is the end of the line for one veteran former champion in San Francisco.
The SF Giants have been disappointed with veteran infielder Tommy La Stella's performance over the past two seasons. In fact, the Giants will try to trade La Stella this offseason, per a report by Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
The SF Giants have not gotten the production from infielder Tommy La Stella that they expected when they signed him to a three-year, $18.75 million contract prior to the 2021 season.
Susan Slusser, The San Francisco Chronicle's SF Giants beat writer joined Brian Murphy and Kerry Crowley on Friday's episode of The Murph & Mac Show on KNBR 680.
The Giants lead this four-game series 2-1, heading into Sunday's final game with the Brewers before the All-Star Break. Which side will head into the break on a high note?
The Milwaukee Brewers snuck by the San Francisco Giants in a 3-2 victory yesterday. In that game, Corbin Burnes and Carlos Rodon combined for 17 strikeouts and kept the offenses off-balance all night. We could be looking at more of the same tonight.
While there was initial optimism that La Stella avoided a major injury, that’s no longer the case.
Chicago Cubs infielder Tommy La Stella has been engaged in an amusing prank war with the front office during training camp. Evidently, there’s no end in sight to the silliness.
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