May 23: Rivas cleared waivers and has been a signed outright to Triple-A Memphis, the Cardinals announced. Hell remain with the organization. May 20: The Cardinals announced Monday that theyve designated first baseman/outfielder for a signment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to right-hander , whose to the MLB roster has now been confirmed by the club. Righty was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to open space for Loutos on the active roster. Rivas was claimed off waivers out of the Angels organization back in January. The 27-year-old has continued to show his typical keen eye at the plate in Memphis this season, walking at a hearty 12.8% rate, but he hasnt hit for his usual average or power. Overall, hes batting just .246/.364/.323 in 158 plate appearances with the Redbirds. The well-traveled Rivas played sparingly in the majors each year from 2021-23, spending time with the Cubs, Pirates and Padres. Hes a .243/.324/.349 hitter in 459 big league plate appearances to this point in his career. Tepid as his output in Memphis has been, Rivas entered the season with a lifetime .313/.424/.492 batting Tyler Phillips Jersey line in parts of four Triple-A seasons. Hes walked in nearly 15% of his plate appearances acro s five campaigns at the Triple-A level, and while hes more of a gap hitter than true slugger 48 doubles to just 15 homers in nearly 800 Triple-A plate appearances hes neverthele s been quite productive there outside this season. Rivas has primarily been a first baseman in the minors but has a few hundred innings of corner outfield experience as a profe sional. Hes in the final of three minor league option seasons and is still two seasons shy of even reaching arbitration eligibility. A club looking for a left-handed bat with strong on-base skills could potentially take a look. Rivas has been designated for a signment three prior times in his career but has never made it through waivers, so MLB clubs are clearly intrigued by his bat even if he hasnt yet been all that productive in the majors. The Cardinals will have a week to trade Rivas or attempt to pa s him through outright waivers. If they can succeed in getting him through waivers, they can keep him in the organization without needing to dedicate a 40-man roster spot to him. Rivas has neither the MLB service time nor the prior outright a signment required to reject an outright to the minors after going unclaimed on waivers. Larry Bowa Jersey