The Cardinals plan to designate veteran backstop Austin Romine for assignment, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today (Twitter link). St. Louis is expected reinstate Yadier Molina from the injured list tomorrow.
Romine had a brief stint on the Cards roster. He signed a minor league deal in mid-June and was selected onto the big league club in early July. The 33-year-old appeared in 11 games while backing up Andrew Knizner in Molina’s absence. In addition to three games earlier in the year with the Angels, Romine has tallied 37 plate appearances of .176/.222/.206 hitting. He’s been much better through 16 Triple-A games, hitting .291/.350/.382.
An 11-year MLB veteran, Romine will presumably find himself on waivers over the next few days. He’s a .236/.275/.354 hitter between the Yankees, Tigers, Cubs, Angels and Cardinals. Clubs are always on the hunt for veteran catching depth, so it stands to reason Romine will catch on somewhere shortly. Even if he passes through waivers unclaimed, he’ll have the right to elect free agency and seek out other minor league opportunities.
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Tampa Bay Rays. They are looking for a catcher.
The Twins too.
He had that chance when he signed with the Tigers instead and he blew it says Cashman.
Thanks for the memories Mr. Romine. Happy trails. I wish you the best.
He seemed like a really good guy and a very good backup catcher, just no room in the inn right now. I hope he gets another opportunity this year. Thank you for your contributions to the Redbirds this year.
Wish he could stay with the Cardinals system!! I would like to have him when Yadi retires
i wouldn’t say he backed up knizner
If only the Yanks had ponied up and re-signed him. We might be watching a 3-peat this year.