The Mariners have selected catcher/outfielder Chris Herrmann from Triple-A, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times tweets. The club sent fellow catcher David Freitas to Triple-A in a corresponding 25-man move, though the Mariners will still need to create a 40-man spot for Herrmann.
The 30-year-old Herrmann is in the Mariners’ starting lineup Sunday, which will be his first major league action of the season. He previously played in the majors with the Twins (2012-15) and Diamondbacks (2016-17), combining for a .202/.278/.344 line in 811 plate appearances. Herrmann remained with the D-backs organization through the offseason, but they released him in late March and he quickly hooked on with the Mariners on a minors pact.
Herrmann earned his promotion to the Mariners with a solid offensive showing in Tacoma, where he opened 2018 with a .266/.424/.444 line and six home runs across 177 PAs in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Freitas fared decently at the MLB level, meanwhile, with a .217/.321/.304 slash in 55 trips to the plate. But for now, he’ll cede the role of Mike Zunino’s backup to Herrmann.
Anyone who can get on base should help the Mariners. I hope Herrmann’s OBA is not a fluke.The team is absolutely horrible in plate discipline and the inability to draw walks to create or sustain scoring opportunities.
We rarely ever strike out. It’s like the 2015 royals. No walks, but rarely ever strike out, and can score with RISP (when everyone is healthy of course)
Chris Herrmann hit .278 with 22 HR and 79 RBI in about 350 PA in 2013. In my OOTP game.