The Dodgers signed catcher Tomas Telis to a minor league deal earlier this month, as per the team’s official MLB.com transactions page. Telis began the offseason as a minor league free agent, and is therefore eligible to sign during the lockout.
A veteran of five MLB seasons, Telis hit .230/.267/.298 over 267 plate appearances while playing with the Rangers and Marlins from 2013-18. He has spent the last three seasons in the Twins organization but hasn’t yet appeared in a big league game for Minnesota. Telis had his contract selected in April but was sent back down after a couple of days without seeing any action during his cup of coffee on the Twins’ active roster.
With Will Smith and Austin Barnes atop the Dodgers’ catching depth chart, Telis will provide some veteran depth in the minors, assuming he sticks with the club through Spring Training. While the 30-year-old Telis hasn’t hit much at the MLB level, he has some very strong numbers at the Triple-A level, with a .306/.349/.426 career slash line and 43 home runs in 2262 PA at the top rung of the minor league ladder. Telis’ production with Minnesota’s Triple-A club would likely have resulted in at least another look from most organizations, though the Twins’ own depth at catcher seemed to make Telis something of an afterthought.
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After looking Telis up on BBREF he really does have solid offensive minor league numbers. It’s just hasn’t carried over to MLB. He can also play 1st base in a pinch as the Marlins played him there a little in 2019. Nice depth signing.
Plus he’s hit 3 triples in 252 ML AB’s. …..
If not for taking 7 walks he just may of had more.
He was rock solid in St. Paul last season. I enjoyed seeing him play regularly. Sad he never got into a Twins game. Good depth signing
Could be great if he starts working with Vaughan Williams again youtu.be/e6pEIHtffqQ
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I wonder how his defense is? Even though he hasn’t had much success in MLB, he has an impressive K rate in the majors (under 15%) and he’s only hit into 6 double plays in his career. The flip side is that he doesn’t walk much (7 total walks in is Major League career) so he’s a guy who if he can improve his BABIP percentage, he could be a solid backup provided that his defense is up to snuff. I’m surprised the Twins didn’t give him a look over the past 3 seasons.
The way Covid has been depleting rosters in the NBA and NFL lately I would say load up on depth.
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Any relation to Rowdy?
He’ll be an all star within three years. Book it.