The Angels have agreed with catcher Erik Kratz to a minor league deal, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via Twitter). He had been released by the Astros after opening the season in Houston.
Over his seven years in the majors, the 35-year-old Kratz owns a .210/.261/.381 batting line in 590 plate appearances. He’s also hit 23 long balls in that span, with a .171 ISO, so there’s certainly some pop in the bat when he connects.
But Kratz struggled to get going in his 15 games this year with the Astros, who picked him up from the Padres late this spring. He ultimately recorded just two hits and a walk, while picking up 14 strikeouts, over his thirty turns at the plate.
Kratz will look to bolster his case for another MLB opportunity by joining the Angels organization and, presumably, heading to Triple-A Salt Lake. The Halos were in need of catching depth with Jett Bandy coming up to replace Geovany Soto, who is on the 15-day DL.
I knew this would happen
The revolving door of players continues for the halos…..round and round and round and round…..
Ok we get it. Don’t have to put that on every post
It has become an organization in disarray … Bad decisions that lead to a depleted farm systems, bad contracts of players – some no longer in the MLB, some playing for other teams, and players who should have been signed and were not…
All we did was sign Erik Kratz let’s not dig to deep here…
And a team that still contends just about every season and has not had a 90 loss season in almost 20 years. Oh Angels fans have it so bad. I feel so sorry for them having to watch Mike Trout play everyday… Maybe it’s that Southern California cultured fan base that’s the real problem…
He’s a pretty good pitcher
He also owns a great deli. Though that could be another guy
He pitched against the Mariners last month.