Vogt was designated for assignment on Thursday by Oakland after batting .217/.287/.357 on the season. The low production from Vogt is unusual. For the past couple of years he’s been an above average offensive player. Vogt has been an All Star the each of the past two seasons.
So why did Oakland get rid of Vogt? He’s been productive for the past few seasons and is a respected leader in the clubhouse. He’s not as good at the plate this year, but it surprised a lot of people to see Vogt get DFA’ed.
Vogt still has two years remaining of team control and is making slightly less than $3 million this season.