The White Sox signed catcher Chuckie Robinson to a minors contract last week, as per Robinson’s MLB.com profile page. Robinson (who just celebrated his 29th birthday two days ago) has been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte.
A 21st-round pick for the Astros in the 2016 draft, Robinson was selected by the Reds in the 2020 minor league Rule 5 draft, which eventually resulted in Robinson making his Major League debut in a Cincinnati uniform. The backstop posted a .407 OPS over 60 plate appearances in 25 games with the Reds in 2022, though he didn’t see any action beyond the Triple-A level last year. Even after hitting a very solid .290/.356/.450 over 413 PA with Triple-A Louisville, Robinson couldn’t crack a pretty crowded Reds depth chart that saw Tyler Stephenson, Luke Maile, and Curt Casali all getting turns behind the plate.
Robinson will now move onto a new opportunity with the White Sox, even if Chicago’s acquisition of Max Stassi has helped shore up the catching situation. Stassi and Korey Lee are penciled in as Chicago’s regular catching duo, though Robinson figures to be the top depth option at Triple-A given the lack of big league catching experience in the White Sox farm system. However, Robinson might also face a playing-time squeeze from Edgar Quero, as the 20-year-old catcher is one of Chicago’s top prospects and is expected to make his Triple-A debut in 2024.
Who?
A African American catcher a very rare unicorn
Possible descendant of Jackie?
Jackie Chan???
You mean TA?
Not related to post but:
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Marino is fake news
Always liked his movies but can a doll swing a bat?
I’ll take any news. .
Another:
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Earl Battey Jr. was one of MLB’s pioneer African American catchers. He began his pro career with the White Sox in 1955 before being dealt to the Twins just prior to opening day in 1960. He became a 5-time All-Star and 2-time Gold Glove winner in Minnesota while also being a member of their 1965 AL pennant winning team.
Ironically, impact black catchers were more prominent once the color barrier in MLB was broken than they are now. Battey Jr. was preceded by HOF receiver Roy Campanella and played concurrently with fellow multiple All-Star and GG winning catchers Elston Howard and John Roseboro.
I pray Chuckie will be another Elton Howard or Earl Battey. Maybe another Roy Campanella
We asked for non-dodger news and then this is what we get
It the distraction of your pen name
Maybe they can sign Tommy Pickles to a minor league contract next to play with his friend Chuckie.
Why can’t I give you a thumbs down
You’re thumbs down is noted. Good for you!
Here, I’ll even give you a token “thumbs up” maybe that will you cheer you up grumpy gus!
Wait, it might even count as two thumbs up, it let me click it once, why can’t I give you two thumbs up?
Chuckle will be in the biggies by rhan
Andrew Knizner would have been a better choice.
White Sox hut got a big Chunk of catching depth.
I smell a rebuild.
I smell a old times over the hill team of rejects
Fitting name for a scary franchise.
Who?
Chuckie’s in love.
Great name for a comedian, not so sure about baseball
Did Chuckie agree to the contract only if he was given veto power over future team decisions like the shady phony aging ohtani (worst contract in MLB history) has with the Los Angeles mlb team?
salty
Somebody’s going to be losing a lot of sleep over this signing.
Just think what the contracts will be when othani is due for a renewal. Probably will easily be the first billionaire. Why don’t the white sign players like that ? Are the WS broke or something
Wow! Yet another ‘local’ acquisition by our White Sox. Chuckie was born and raised in Danville, IL., about 140 miles and a 2.5 hour drive south from Guaranteed Rate Field.
I grew up in Danville (moved when I was a child)… glad to see the “city” didn’t destroy his life. It’s my understand that city is now notorious for is drug problems and nations worst water.
Famous for Dick Van Dyke.
Yep. Dick Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri but grew up in Danville.
Van Dyke tried to enlist in the military prior to his senior year at Danville High School but was denied several times for being underweight. He was eventually accepted for service as a radio announcer before transferring to the Special Services to entertain troops. He returned to Danville as a radio DJ for a couple more years before embarking on his professional entertainment career.
Maybe vandyke would catch for the Sox
Local. No. Milwaukee is closer
Tim Anderson changed his name?
I guess you must’ve thought this was brilliant, but in the end, it was just precociously daft.
Only someone who takes themselves way too seriously and uses words like “precociously daft” wouldn’t find the humor in that.
Some of you Sox fans like to fancy yourselves as “craft beer” but in reality you’re natural light. Papa whiskey tango
Josh Donaldson is that you?
He needs to ” change” his attitude and go from there
Some players get stuck behind in the depth chart and miss out on MLB playing time. Robinson appears to be one of those. Based on his minor league performance, his bat is good enough for the majors for a longer opportunity than he’s gotten. I don’t know about the defense. I haven’t done enough research on that.
Why do they even bother? The most irrelevant team in MLB.
The A’s too.
The A’s irrelevance is well known. It’s relevant irrelevance while the Sox irrelevance no one cares about thus making it irrelevantly irrelevant.
What else can do? They are busted
Yes,also,he got 700M…. Rubles
So far, its looking like the perfect move by ‘The Chairman’.. Get a GM who is apparently overwhelmed and afraid of making any kind of relevant signings so you keep the payroll low.. Sly Jerry, Sly….
I hope Im wrong, but Im not seeing much to change my opinion of this org.
This is the same owner who intentionally brought to an end his own dynastic Bulls team of the 90s led by Michael Jordan, to his own franchise’s detriment, and causing Jordan to leave altogether.
GM’s take a beating some times
Sounds like an excellent Dead Ball era baseball name.
Just for the W. Sox
His wife is the bride of Chuckie.
Chuckle cheese ?
Do you think the White Sox will actually try to acquire any MLB players or just keep scraping the bottom of the barrel for depth players. The Sox seem determined to become even worse than Oakland or Kansas city.
Kansas City probably, but not Oakland or Colorado Rockies bad.
Maybe they are really meant to be a minor league club
Charlotte Knights are going to win 40 games now this year.
Chuckie Ballgame will be a real game changer- if I see him on TV that day, I’ll change to a different game!
Jon Gruden returns
Word is this guy is being shipped to Atlanta in exchange for Matt Carpenter. Sox can have Carpenter platoon at DH and bat 6th in the Sox batting order.
No way I can be a diehard fan till Jerry isn’t the owner
Can’t someone bring back Bill Veeck from the dead ?