The Rockies have claimed catcher Austin Wynns from the Dodgers, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The backstop had been designated for assignment earlier this week. The Rockies had a couple of vacancies on their 40-man and won’t need to make a corresponding move in that respect, though Wynns is out of options and they will need to open an active roster spot for him whenever he reports to the team.
Wynns, 32, seems to be taking a tour of the National League West division. He began the year with the Giants on a minor league deal, getting selected to the big league club just over a week into the season. He was designated for assignment just a few days later and elected free agency, then signing with the Dodgers. He lasted about two weeks with the Dodgers while Will Smith was on the concussion-related injured list but was cut shortly after Smith returned.
He’s managed to get 14 plate appearances amid all of that, slashing just .154/.214/.231 but in an obviously small sample and unusual conditions. His career batting line of .229/.273/.334 is better but still amounts to a wRC+ of just 67. Despite that tepid offense, he’s shown some competent work on the other side of the ball. Both FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus give him above-average grades for his framing this year and did in 2022 as well.
The Rockies have Elias Díaz as their clear number one catcher, having signed him to a three-year extension that runs through 2024. He’s also off to a great start this year, hitting .337/.390/.500 so far. Brian Serven has been serving as the backup this year and part of last year as well, but he’s hit a paltry .197/.250/.317 in his first 226 big league plate appearances. His defensive numbers are strong but he has a full slate of options, perhaps allowing the club to send him down for regular at-bats in Triple-A while installing Wynns as the backup.
Now he’s dating your best friend’s cousin? Yikes, it’s like you wonder what you saw in him at all.
He’s dating all your neighbors
Does he have any info on the giants that LA or Colorado team scouts wouldn’t know of? Just wondering if our division is using this guy for info.
Couldn’t hurt for the Rox to borrow some stuff from the Dodgers …
First time in like forever, Rockies claim Wynns from the Dodgers
Unfortunately Wynns didn’t take to coaching so well, even though the Dodgers surely tried. “Austin! Oh behave!”, they’d plead. To no effect
What’s the record for how many diff teams played on in season, been on 3teams n it’s early in yr he’s gota chance to break it w/all the Cs that’ll suffer injuries as season progresses, what’s the most times player has been DFA’d in 1 season, wanna say Bert Campanaris … just kidding, anybody know answers 2these 2trivia stumpers ?
P Oliver Drake played4 5 MLB teams in 2018 n was DFA’d 5 times as well, record is breakable4 nice catch n throw veteran C who keeps plugging holes4 cpl weeks then off he goes
I got a migraine trying to read your posts
Come on, how many dogs do you know who can type at all?
Surprised to see Elias Díaz still playing. Had high hopes for him in Pittsburgh and glad to see he has an opportunity elsewhere. And here is wishing him continue success this year and beyond.