Outfielder has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, reports . The outfielder was designated for a signment by the Athletics earlier this week. Armenteros is now on the cusp of his 25th birthday, which will arrive on May 22. Once a high-profile prospect out of Cuba, he signed with the As in 2016, earning a $3MM bonus at that time. ranked him as one of the clubs top 30 prospects in five straight years after he entered the system. His natural athleticism has Ike Anigbogu Jersey been on display for quite some time, with obvious speed and power. But as he has spent time in affiliated ball, strikeouts have been an ongoing problem. Apart from a brief stint in Rookie ball back in 2017, hes never had a strikeout rate lower than 32.8% at any stop on the minor league ladder. Hes hit some home runs and stolen some bases along the way, but those punchouts have sapped his prospect stock. Splitting his time between High-A and Double-A last year, he continued to strike out in a third of his plate appearances but offset that somewhat with a 14.9% walk rate. He also hit 20 homers and stole 17 bases. His combined batting line of .252/.383/.496 led to a 134 wRC+. That showing was strong enough that the As were worried about losing him in the Rule 5 draft, so they added him to their 40-man roster in November. They promoted him to Triple-A to start this year but the results have not been pretty. In 72 plate appearances, hes been punched out 37 times, a 51.4% clip. Hes drawn walks at a 12.5% rate but his .133/.278/.250 line is obviously rough. The As bumped him off their 40-man when selecting left-hander this week. The other 29 clubs all pa sed on a chance to grab him off waivers, so Armenteros will return to Vegas and try to play his way back onto the roster. E'Twaun Moore Jersey