There were a couple of things which surprised me about Vargas when I started researching him. Firstly, his age. If I had to guess I’d have said he was maybe... 26? He’s only a couple of months younger than Christian Walker. I also had not realized that Vargas had been on a bit of a tour, since being designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on August 6 last year. I thought he was still floating around on the Arizona farm somewhere. Not quite the case:
- August 11, 2020 Arizona Diamondbacks traded 2B Ildemaro Vargas to Minnesota Twins for cash.