The Cubs released catcher Tomás Nido, tweets Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Nido had been on the 10-day injured list but was occupying a 40-man roster spot. Chicago needed to create a 40-man vacancy to finalize their claim of reliever Shawn Armstrong from St. Louis.
Nido has been on the IL since July 25 with a meniscus injury that required right knee surgery. The Cubs sent him on a rehab stint with Triple-A Iowa last night. That suggests he’s nearing a return, but the Cubs no longer felt they needed him in the catching corps. Chicago called up Christian Bethancourt once Nido landed on the shelf. He has mashed over 11 games in the backup role. Starter Miguel Amaya, meanwhile, has a huge .337/.375/.554 slash since the All-Star Break. It’s a huge turnaround after the 25-year-old hit .201/.266/.288 in the first half.
Since Nido’s injury, Cubs’ catchers own an MLB-leading .327/.358/.634 batting line. Chicago’s catchers almost instantaneously flipped from one of the league’s worst groups to being among the best for the last month. There’s not much of a reason to make a change. The Cubs could have carried three catchers for September but probably would not have had many at-bats available for Nido.
Chicago has put the 30-year-old on waivers. He’d be a free agent if he goes unclaimed, though there may not be enough time for him to catch on elsewhere while still remaining eligible for postseason play with his new club. If another team claimed him or signed him to a big league contract, they’d only be responsible for the prorated portion of the league minimum. The Mets are otherwise paying his $2.1MM salary in the second season of a two-year contract.
Nido is a career .210/.245/.309 hitter over parts of eight seasons. He’s obviously not going to bring much to the table offensively but has a strong defensive reputation. Statcast grades him highly for his pitch framing acumen and arm strength.
The Dynasty That Never Was.
The dump of a stadium that needs to finally be torn down and replaced.
Hello how are you doing today
“The Dynasty That Never Was.
The dump of a stadium that needs to finally be torn down and replaced.”
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Your description of the Marlins franchise and stadium is right on the mark!
No one would know as the stadium is empty 365 per year.
Note that “Marlins Fan” has changed his name to “Candycane1” – I have a few theories as to why.
1). he’s a troll who’s too dumb to realize that once he’s muted, no matter how many times he changes his stupid name, he’s still muted
2) he’s a dumb troll who’s somehow thinks he’s smarter than everyone else
3) he’s a troll working through yet another account, finding ways to irritate people until he gets banned by so many people he starts banning everyone else, then makes yet another account
all of the above) he’s a dumb troll
It’s Labor Day weekend. Get some rest, stay out of the sun, take a couple of Advil.
That takes some nerve for the team with the biggest dump for a stadium in Baseball to even open his mouth about somebody else’s. The Marlins. The Dynasty that will never be because they will trade all the Players to bucks in the owners pockets. Sweet.
Shoulda never let Contreras leave
The whole town came out to wave goodbye. Now you can have him. No take backs. The warranty ran out. Cubs would rather have Jaxon Wiggins.
I miss Contreras. Dude always played with high energy…
Hot take maybe. Cub fans seem to love him?? But he was one of my least favorite Cubs to watch ever. He was emotional, maybe you call it energy. He was too unstable to catch. Never a big fan.
I was never a fan of Contreras, he always just seemed like a numbers collector, only really hitting when games were blow outs or in the first inning. I did think the Cubs would have been wise to sign him as a primary DH/back up catcher/utility player.
Bad pitch framing and poor game calling is never any reason to over pay. Cubs have been better after letting him walk.
“Meanwhile” needs to start the sentence. As a conjunctive adverb, it can’t come in the middle between commas.
Classy move to release him instead of designating him, so he can try to sign somewhere before the 1st to be playoff eligible. If he can’t find a deal, maybe he signs a minor league deal back with the Cubs in case either Amaya or Bethancourt gets a September injury.