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Rockies Select Drew Butera, Designate Noel Cuevas

By Steve Adams | September 3, 2019 at 4:24pm CDT

The Rockies have selected the contract of veteran catcher Drew Butera from Triple-A and designated outfielder Noel Cuevas for assignment, per a club announcement. Colorado also recalled infielder Josh Fuentes from Triple-A.

It’ll be Butera’s second go-around with the Rockies, as the 36-year-old also suited up for Colorado late last season following an August trade. A well-regarded defender and game caller, Butera has managed only a .201/.258/.299 batting line in 1364 plate appearances at the MLB level. He hit .300/.389/.511 in Triple-A this season — a dramatic increase from his career production at that level — and will give manager Bud Black some depth behind the plate to help rest Tony Wolters and Dom Nunez down the stretch. Butera will be a free agent at season’s end.

Cuevas, 27, batted .233/.268/.315 in 153 plate appearances for the Rockies in 2018 but has appeared in just one MLB game so far in 2019. Cuevas hit well in Triple-A in both 2017 and 2018 but has put together a rather pedestrian .278/.358/.439 batting line (96 wRC+) in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2019. He’s capable of playing all three outfield spots and does have a minor league option remaining beyond the current season.

Fuentes, 26, batted just .254/.298/.448 in Triple-A this season while striking out at a 27 percent clip. That’s a far cry from last year’s .327/.354/.517 line and 17.4 percent strikeout rate in 586 plate appearances at the same level.

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  1. hiflew

    6 years ago

    So select the contract of a 36 year old #3 catcher that will be a FA at the end of the year and DFA a 27 year old OF with better MLB numbers and an option remaining for next season. Seems like a weird move for a team 21 games under .500, but what do I know?

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    • happyaccidents

      6 years ago

      And why do two catchers need a rest?

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  2. Xavier Blaine

    6 years ago

    Future Giant

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  3. Arnold Ziffel

    6 years ago

    Drew Butera is a stiff who can’t hit.

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