TODAY: Callaspo said last that the club gave him no indication that a deal had actually been struck, as David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Per Callaspo, the club told him that he was scratched from the lineup because “there might be a possible trade.” But he was not advised that a transaction would necessarily occur today: “No, they didn’t tell me that,” he said. “They just said, ‘Let’s wait until tomorrow and see what happens.’”
Callaspo’s time in Atlanta may be finished even if a deal cannot be arranged, Bowman writes. Callaspo could end up designated for assignment when Chris Johnson is activated from the DL.
YESTERDAY: The Braves are attempting to deal infielder Alberto Callaspo, manager Fredi Gonzalez told reporters including MLB.com’s Mark Bowman (Twitter link). That explains why the veteran was held out of tonight’s just-concluded ballgame.
It’s obviously unusual to hear a manager divulge such information when a transaction has (apparently) yet to be formalized, which would seem to suggest that a roster move is all but inevitable at this point. Presumably, Atlanta is looking to find a taker for some portion of Callaspo’s remaining salary.
Callaspo, 32, signed a one-year, $3MM deal to join the Braves this offseason. He has seen plenty of action, most of it at third base. But the results have not been there: over 123 plate appearances, Callaspo has slashed just .206/.293/.252 with one home run. That continues a rough stretch dating back to the start of 2014, though Callaspo has maintained his outstanding plate discipline and ability to make contact.
Of course, the switch-hitter does have a deeper history of producing approximately league-average results while providing some versatility around the infield. It has been a while now, but back in 2011-12, Callaspo combined solid offensive production with sterling defensive ratings to grade out at better than three wins above replacement annually.
Mets??
I would hope not. They don’t need another mediocre hitter in their lineup.
They don’t need another player who’s OK but not quite good enough to be a starting SS. I could see him going to Philly.
Go get him Mets , 1/3rd player David wright is !
With Wright’s injury, it sadly is more like 3x, not 1/3
ugh, no, Callapso is much worse than Eric Campbell.
He’s not worth the roster spot to anyone
I bet it’s giants since McGhee was released and Chris Johnson is about to be activated
Yea I don’t think so. Duffy is a way better hitter than he is so what’s the point in downgrading at 3rd?
Alberto Callaspo should retire, as a Braves fan I’m pretty happy that we might be able to get something for him.
I’m gonna pull a reverse Price, and ask how it benefits them to divulge that information(and I don’t mean it in a mocking way, I’m genuinely curious). Unless a deal is all but finalized, it seems extremely strange to come out and say this.
Steve Adams and I were just chatting and this is all we can figure. Certainly not how news of this kind usually comes out.
They could be releasing this to suggest the scratch was not due to injury or, given a Dave O’Brien tweet earlier, a disciplinary issue. IMO.
If that were the case, I would figure they could have just said it was a healthy scratch and there were no disciplinary reasons for it/it was just a day off. Just a very odd situation to show your cards like that
Agree.
we have an extremely strange manager….and not in a good way.
Hes performing at a level in which it makes any suitors unpredictable. Is he really an upgrade to any MLB team? Probably for cash considerations to a team in desperate need of a 2B.
Yankees go for Him!
Please no. They’ve already got enough problems with offense at 2nd,I don’t know that he’d be a real upgrade over the Drew/Pirela combination, and they’ll be facing roster crunches soon with returns from injuries as it is.
Get Chase from the Phillies , he’s way better than anything the Yankees have. His Average is Not indicative of his worth, he’s had horrible Bad Luck with the Rubes Voodoo on Team !
I believe he has stated numerous times that he doesn’t want to leave Philly
He’s probably better than Casey Mcgehee, but I don’t really see the Giants going after Callaspo.
It’s probably a team from the AL that would take the risk. Considering Callaspo has had his best years with an AL Team
Please reunite him with his best friend Erick Aybar.
Please don’t.
He was held out of today’s lineup because of a pending trade? Don’t players who signed in the most recent offseason have to wait until June 15 to be traded?
Players can be traded before that with their permission
Ah ok. Thanks.
Giants have a 3b need, and Jeremy Affeldt it performing poorly on a 6 million dollar contract. Your junk for my junk trade?
Wow. To the Dodgers for Juan Uribe????
Seems like such an unlikely add to the Dodgers’ roster unless the real attraction is some viable prospects (and a quick DFA for Callaspo). Then again Friedman & Co. do seem to have a thing for switch-hitters.