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Kessinger

Kessinger has been cut loose by Arizona after passing through waivers unclaimed following his removal over the weekend from the club’s 40-man roster. The 27-year-old projects as a bench infielder at the highest level. He’ll most likely have to settle for a minor league contract, but should be able to latch on somewhere else.

Kessinger gets caught up in a flurry of moves as Arizona’s front office clears a 40-man roster spot ahead of Saturday’s impending slugfest at Wrigley Field.

Henry will likely be one of the first arms up for Arizona when they need help in the form of a multi-inning southpaw. Kessinger also has a chance to earn time as a utility option.

Alexander will be out for “weeks, not days” according to Lovullo. That means Alexander won’t be ready for Opening Day, although he wasn’t considered a lock to make the roster, anyway. Garrett Hampson and Grae Kessinger both have better shots of opening with the Diamondbacks with Alexander not avaiable.

Kessinger lost his spot on Houston’s 40-man roster a couple weeks ago when the club signed veteran slugger Christian Walker. The 27-year-old offers a cornucopia of defensive versatility, but he simply hasn’t hit a lick at the highest level over the past two years, batting .131/.243/.213 with one homer in 70 plate appearances. He’s merely extra bench depth for Arizona heading into next season.

Kessinger has been removed from Houston’s 40-man roster to clear space for veteran slugger Christian Walker. The 27-year-old got into 48 contests for the Astros over the last two years, batting .131/.243/.213 with one homer in 70 plate appearances.

He went 0-for-1 before leaving. This isn’t injury-related, but rather a chance for the fans of the Astros to cheer on Bregman in what very well could be his last home regular-season game as a member of the Houston organization. Grae Kessinger is now at second base with Shae Whitcomb moving to third.

With Chas McCormick (wrist) being placed on the IL, the Astros will bring up Kessinger to fill a bench infield spot. The 27-year-old was up with the Astros for 11 weeks earlier this year but started only two games and went 0-for-15 in total. He doesn’t figure to play much this time around either.

McCormick suffered the injury last night, so his placement on the injury list is just a formality at this point. Given the nature of the fracture, it’s likely that McCormick will be out for the remainder of the regular season. Grae Kessinger was called up in a corresponding move.

Kessinger had received just four plate appearances since the Astros called him up on July 2. He’s spent a total of 11 weeks on the team’s active roster this year and started only two games, going 0-for-15 in total.