Emmanuel Rivera DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

According to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, the Baltimore Orioles have designated infielder Emmanuel Rivera for assignment. This transaction opened a roster spot for shortstop Luis Vazquez, who the team acquired from the Chicago Cubs earlier on Friday. Rivera spent most of the 2024 campaign with the Miami Marlins and finished the season with the Orioles. Across 124 total games, Rivera posted a .238/.312/.343 line. However, over his 27-game stint in Baltimore, the 28-year-old was quite productive as he posted a .313/.370/.578 slash line with three doubles and four home runs. During the 2023 season, Rivera held a .261/.314/.358 line. Fantasy managers should expect Rivera to draw interest as a depth infielder on waivers.

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera had his best game of the season in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Twins, reaching base in each of his five plate appearances. The 28-year-old went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a pair of home runs, plus he drove in four runs and scored three times. Rivera hadn't received a start in the Orioles' prior five games, so he certainly made the most of his opportunity. Rivera came over from the Marlins in August and has hit well in Baltimore when given the chance, slashing .323/.380/.597 with four home runs, 14 RBI, and nine runs scored in 71 plate appearances.

The Baltimore Orioles claimed infielder Emmanuel Rivera off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Wednesday and designated infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra for assignment in a corresponding move. Rivera recently lost his spot on Miami's 40-man roster and is now heading to the American League East. Because the 28-year-old is out of minor-league options, he'll report to Baltimore's big-league club and will give the O's some depth at third base with Jordan Westburg (hand) still on the injured list. Don't expect him to be anything more than a bench bat for Baltimore, though, and he could be looking for another team once Westburg returns. The Puerto Rican infielder, formerly a 19th-round pick by the Kansas City Royals in 2015, hit .214/.294/.269 with a homer and 15 RBI in 96 games for the Marlins before getting cut.

The Miami Marlins designated infielder Emmanuel Rivera for assignment on Monday and recalled infield prospect Connor Norby from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move. The Marlins also recalled right-handers Adam Oller and George Soriano from Jacksonville to begin the week. Norby is the team's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and was acquired in the trade in late July that sent Trevor Rogers to the Baltimore Orioles. The 28-year-old was already not playing all that much before the arrival of Norby, so he'll now be dumped from the 40-man roster. The Puerto Rican infielder played in 96 games for the Fish this year and hit just .214/.294/.269 with a career-worst .563 OPS, only one home run, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored in 229 plate appearances. Rivera is likely to pass through waivers unclaimed and could accept an outright assignment to Jacksonville.

The Miami Marlins announced on Tuesday that they acquired infielder Emmanuel Rivera from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations. In a corresponding move, the Marlins designated infielder Jacob Amaya for assignment. Rivera will head to the East Coast as infield depth (mainly at third base behind Jake Burger) and as a candidate to get some at-bats at designated hitter for the Fish. The 27-year-old is off the fantasy radar in pretty much all leagues but would be a candidate for a waiver-wire pickup in NL-only setups if Burger misses time with injury. The Puerto Rican infielder has slashed .247/.304/.380 with 17 home runs, 74 RBI, four stolen bases and 91 runs scored in 217 games played in his three major-league seasons to this point.