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Blue Jays Acquire Yorvit Torrealba

By Dan Mennella | August 14, 2012 at 5:34pm CDT

5:34pm: The Blue Jays announced that they have signed Torrealba to a minor league deal. 

2:42pm:  Veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba, placed on release waivers last week by the Texas Rangers, is close to joining the Toronto Blue Jays, a source tells Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Twitter link).

Torrealba, 34, posted a .236/.302/.342 batting line in 182 plate appearances for Texas before being designated for assignment earlier this month.

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  1. Jose_Bautista

    10 years ago

    Decent pick up. With Mathis playing everyday and Gomes can’t hit anything, this is a decent pickup.
    I think Mathis stays for next season to complement one of JPA / TDA.

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  2. DerekJeterDan

    10 years ago

    An improvement over Jeff Mathis and Yan Gomes for sure. After just seeing the Jays and Yankees square off, it was evident that they needed a veteran backstop of some kind. Torrealba has been around and should be a decent fill in until the offseason.

    Reply
  3. mgsports

    10 years ago

    Gomes can play 1B/DH. Lyon or Rasmus going back.

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      10 years ago

      lol

      Reply
    • john12121212

      10 years ago

      Huh? lol

      Reply
  4. Lunchbox45

    10 years ago

    so i dont have to watch mathis as much? scores

    Reply
    • ice_hawk10

      10 years ago

      come now… we cant be too cruel. he has put up half an fWAR this season!

      Reply
      • Lunchbox45

        10 years ago

        its a career year for him.. he can only regress back to negative war from here

        Reply
  5. john12121212

    10 years ago

    Controllable and cheap= AA

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      10 years ago

      ..and mediocre

      Reply
  6. Alex

    10 years ago

    Damn. Was hoping the Yankees would grab him. He’d be a nice upgrade over Chris Stewart.

    Reply
    • El_Bobo

      10 years ago

      What the heck happened to Cervelli?

      Reply
  7. Christian Larsen

    10 years ago

    Yorvit Torrealba would be a good backup catcher for Jeff Mathis since Yan Gomes is doing terrible offensibely, Yorvit will probably signed for the rest of the season due to the fact Jeff Mathis’ contract has been extended, JPA will be back by then, and D’Arnaud will have his chance in the majors next year.

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