The Yankees have announced that they’ve traded catcher Carlos Corporan to the Rays for cash considerations. The 32-year-old Corporan will likely serve as catching depth for the Rays, who have Hank Conger and Curt Casali at the big-league level. The Rays were down a catcher after releasing Rene Rivera last week.
Corporan collected 121 plate appearances for the Rangers in 2015, hitting .178/.244/.299, after which Texas non-tendered him. The Yankees signed him to a minor-league deal over the winter. He’s played parts of six big-league seasons, also suiting up for the Brewers and Astros, and had established himself as a somewhat better hitter than he showed last year — in 780 career plate appearances, he’s batted .218/.280/.342.
Rene Rivera, better than Carlos Corporan.
Why release Rivera to get another catcher who seems to duplicate Rivera minus the defense? Anyone? …….Anyone?
Maybe because Corporan will accept a minor league assignment?
Good question, makes no sense. This guy sucks to, I’d rather have Rivera
Corporan probably cheaper
I agree with Comrade. As well as the Rays don’t have any decent catchers on the farm. They do have a slew of X-rays catchers spread around the MLB.
Justin O’Connor or Mike Bettis anyone?
Corporan was not non-tendered by the Rangers, he was outrighted to AAA in which Corporan elected free agency.