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Royals Outright Tyler Cropley

By Darragh McDonald | September 13, 2023 at 1:00pm CDT

Sept. 13: Cropley passed through waivers unclaimed and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Omaha, the Royals announced Wednesday. He’ll remain in the organization, as he does not have the prior outright or three years of MLB service needed to reject an assignment.

Sept. 11: The Royals announced that catcher Tyler Cropley has been designated for assignment. His roster spot will go to Logan Porter, whose upcoming promotion was reported yesterday.

The club has Salvador Perez as its main backstop but was also giving plenty of playing time to Freddy Fermin this year, with Perez spending some time at first base of late. Unfortunately, Fermin suffered a fracture in his right middle finger, forcing the Royals to find another backup. MJ Melendez came up as a catcher but doesn’t seem to be considered a realistic option there. Back in May, manager Matt Quatraro said they were going to keep him in the outfield in order to let him focus on his hitting and he hasn’t been behind the plate since.

Cropley had his contract selected on the weekend but has now been quickly designated for assignment without getting into a game, replaced by Porter. Prior to being selected Cropley was in Double-A while Porter was in Triple-A. On the surface, it’s a strange move to have added Cropley before Porter and then pivot two days later, but it’s possible it’s related to the schedule. The Royals were in Toronto this weekend and it has been speculated that Cropley had his passport ready to go while Porter did not. That’s not confirmed but it would make sense of why Cropley was selected and then quickly removed from the roster once the club crossed back over the Canadian border.

Whatever the reasons, Cropley got a very brief taste of major league life, albeit as a passive observer. Since the trade deadline has now passed, he will be placed on waivers in the coming days. In 43 Double-A games this year, he’s hit .234/.329/.359 for a wRC+ of 86.

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7 Comments

  1. Ham Fighter

    2 years ago

    On the team for 3hrs then DFA

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  2. Dumpster Divin Theo

    2 years ago

    Cropley more like Crapley amirite?

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      2 years ago

      Let’s hope Crapley…oops, I mean Cropley gets a MLB ab. Always like to see that.

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  3. Birdieman2

    2 years ago

    Who?

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    • Ham Fighter

      2 years ago

      Some crappy double A catcher

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  4. greatgame 2

    2 years ago

    And the Royals keep 4-16 and 6.44 ERA Lyles?? The worst multi-million 2 year signing ever

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