The Guardians announced Friday that theyve designated first baseman for a signment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to catcher , whose is now official. The Guardians will Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey have a week to trade Rivas, pa s him through outright waivers or release him. Rivas came to the Guardians in an offseason waiver claim from the Pirates. Hes never appeared in a game for the organization. The 27-year-old has logged big league time in each of the past three seasons, suiting up for the Cubs, Padres and Bucs. While Rivas had a productive rookie showing with Chicago in 21, slashing .318/.388/.409 in a tiny sample of 49 plate appearances, hes followed that up with a .233/.316/.342 showing in 410 plate appearances from 2022-23. Although his production hasnt carried over to the big leagues, Rivas is an accomplished Triple-A hitter with a .313/.424/.492 slash in parts of four seasons at that level. Hes walked at a gaudy 15.1% clip in Triple-A and fanned at a slightly lower-than-average 21% as well. While Rivas doesnt have immense power, hes smacked 40 doubles and 15 round-trippers in 637 trips to the plate at the Triple-A level. Its an impre sive track record of production in the upper minors one that has clearly piqued the interest of multiple teams. Rivas still has one minor league option remaining, so for a team looking to add a potential high-OBP left-handed bat to its depth chart or perhaps even its bench competition, Rivas makes some sense either via waiver claim or low-cost trade. Seth Curry Jersey