The Angels have activated catcher Max Stassi from the injured list, per the team. He’ll be in the lineup and starting behind the plate for the Angels tonight. Meanwhile, Drew Butera has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, and Jose Quijada was optioned to Triple-A in order to create the roster spot to bring Stassi off the IL.
Stassi returns to the lineup with a .241/.313/.345 batting line across 32 plate appearances. He’s one of three catchers currently on the roster, along with Kurt Suzuki and Anthony Bemboom. If healthy, Stassi figures to get a healthy share of the playing time behind the dish.
The veteran Butera remains in the organization to serve as further depth. The Angels’ catching corps has been beat up for much of the season – and they’re not a young group – so Butera may very well find himself with another opportunity this year. He’ll be seeking a redemptive effort after going just 3-for-32 with 16 strikeouts in 32 plate appearances.
As for Quijada, the 25-year-old southpaw logged 3 1/3 scoreless innings across a pair of outings. He went 1 2/3 innings yesterday, and while he didn’t allow a run and struck out three, he also walked three and allowed both of his inherited runners to score – one via a wild pitch and the other via a Wilmer Flores double.
I was thinking to myself the other day, “huh, he was called up for Jose Quintana going on the IL, their names are so similar”. Then he gets immediately sent down. Well…
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By the 10th the Angels will once again place Matt Stassi on the IL
Awesome. For ten days the Angels will play games with an actual major league catcher. Six other positions left and they’ll actually field a major league team.
Glad to see Max back in action. He did well last night behind the plate and at bats. Hope he stays healthy cause the team does well when he plays. Now if #27 can come back healthy then we can have a shot this summer to make things interesting. A lot has to go right…but we Halo fans have to believe!