Pink Sox Declare Ali Sánchez
The Pink Sox have claimed catcher Ali Sánchez off waivers from the Blue Jays, in accordance with bulletins from each golf equipment. Toronto had designated him for project a couple of days in the past. Boston had a 40-man roster emptiness, although that’s now full. Sánchez is out of choices, so the Sox might want to make a corresponding energetic roster transfer when he reviews to the membership.
Sánchez, 28, signed a minor league cope with the Jays within the offseason. He has twice been referred to as as much as function an damage substitute. The primary stint lasted a couple of week in late Might/early June when Tyler Heineman was on the concussion-related injured listing. As soon as Heineman returned, the out-of-options Sánchez was designated for project, cleared waivers, elected free company and re-signed with the Jays. He bought again to the majors a couple of weeks in the past when Alejandro Kirk wanted a stint on the concussion IL. Kirk’s return precipitated one other DFA for Sánchez, however this one will result in one other huge league alternative.
The Sox have had Carlos Narváez and Connor Wong as their main catching duo this yr. Narváez is having a very good season however missed Wednesday’s recreation on account of knee soreness. Wong is having an terrible season offensively, with a .160/.235/.179 line.
At this level, it’s unclear how the Sox plan to proceed. Maybe Narváez will go on the IL. The Sox may additionally possibility Wong to the minors. It’s additionally attainable they need to carry three catchers whereas they offer Narváez a couple of days to relaxation his knee. That will contain optioning another person, maybe David Hamilton, so as to open a spot for Sánchez.
Sánchez debuted again in 2020 however his main league monitor file continues to be fairly small. He has simply 131 huge league plate appearances with a .186/.224/.237 line. He has obtained stable grades for his glovework and customarily put up good offensive numbers within the minors. From 2022 to the current, he has 931 Triple-A plate appearances with a .273/.350/.420 line and 97 wRC+. He’s out of choices however has barely over a yr of service time, which means he’s low cost and will be retained past this yr if he’s nonetheless holding a roster spot on the finish of the season.
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