The Rays have designated catcher Bobby Wilson for assignment, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports on Twitter. His roster spot was needed to clear space for the promotion of a trio of arms.
Wilson, 32, has not done much damage on offense, slashing .145/.203/.145 in his 59 plate appearances on the year. He has rated solidly on defense, however. Wilson has seen scant MLB time since a run as the Angels’ backup over 2010-12. All told, he owns a .201/.263/.299 batting line in 510 career trips to the plate.
So we don’t have a back up catcher?
Not for tomorrow! Will soon, though.
JP? Please say JP… I don’t need Casali back in the bigs =/
This is the first time in 5+ years someone has begged to see Arencibia in the bigs
Maybe Arencibia
Rays fans help me out here. The Royals just DFA’d Erik Kratz, and the same day the Rays designate Wilson. Would the Rays have a need for a average pitch framing low average, extra pop backup catcher?
I would take him. Our main option in triple A, Curt Casali, is another defensive-minded catcher, who can’t hit. Arencibia is also in triple A, but hasn’t caught a game since early May, and is pretty poor defensively. A guy like Kratz would at least provide some more pop than rivera/wilson/casali could deliver.