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Royals To Select Logan Porter

By Nick Deeds | September 10, 2023 at 6:07pm CDT

The Royals are set to select the contract of catcher of Logan Porter, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. The Royals have a full 40-man roster, so a corresponding move will be necessary to clear space for Porter.

The news is a triumph for Porter, 28, who joined the Royals organization as an undrafted free agent back in 2018. Porter broke out at the Double-A level last year, slashing .301/.437/.487 while acting as the team’s starting catcher. That garnered him a promotion to Triple-A late in the year, though his numbers since being promoted late last year have been closer to solid than excellent; in 144 career games at Triple-A, Porter has slashed .250/.370/.398. That includes a downturn in production this year at the plate that’s seen him hit just .235/.342/.381 in 109 plate appearances with a career-high 25.2% strikeout rate, though he’s still walking at an impressive 13.5% clip.

With youngster MJ Melendez not having played behind the plate since April and Freddy Fermin on the injured list due to a fractured finger, the Royals have an opening at catcher on their roster as they look for someone to share time with veteran backstop Salvador Perez behind the plate. While Perez plays most days, he’s split time at first base in recent months, opening up additional starts behind the plate for his backup.

The Royals selected Double-A catcher Tyler Cropley to the big league roster yesterday, though he has yet to make it into a game. It’s not yet clear whether the Royals will employ three catchers with each of Cropley and Porter spelling Perez behind the plate, or if Porter’s impending selection could spell the end of Cropley’s time with the big league club. In addition to Porter’s experience at the Triple-A level, where Cropley has not yet appeared in his career, Cropley’s offensive performance this season has been far below Porter’s, as the 27-year-old has slashed just .235/.329/.359 in 43 games at Double-A this season.

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  1. In Seager We Trust

    3 weeks ago

    Amazing minor league numbers for an undrafted guy

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  2. teddyballgame 2

    3 weeks ago

    Congratulations to Surprise Arizona’s own Logan Porter! He went to high school across the street from the Royals spring training site.

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  3. OKBaseballFan

    3 weeks ago

    Congrats to him, but on B-Ref it lists him as having gone to Northwestern Oklahoma State and Utah Tech but his stats list him as having played for Dixie State

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    • Bones27

      3 weeks ago

      Dixie State = Utah Tech I believe

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    • DarkSide830

      3 weeks ago

      Bones is correct about UT, and BBREF does not list all schools, and given NW OK State is a smaller school, that likely has something to do with it.

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  4. DarkSide830

    3 weeks ago

    Great story and great find. Small school doesn’t mean small talent.

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  5. Birdieman2

    3 weeks ago

    Who?

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  6. Buzz Killington

    3 weeks ago

    Wether or not he’s able to play a whole lot at the major league level he still made it.

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