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Giants, Max Stassi Agree To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | November 26, 2024 at 7:24pm CDT

The Giants agreed to a minor league contract with Max Stassi, as first reported by Just Baseball’s Aram Leighton (on X) and subsequently reflected on the catcher’s MLB.com transaction log. It’s likely the Wasserman client will get a non-roster invite to big league camp.

Stassi hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2022. He started the ’23 season on the injured list with a left hip problem and was eventually transferred to the restricted list as he attended to a family matter. (The Stassis later announced that their son was born prematurely and spent weeks in intensive care.) He was traded twice last offseason, going from the Angels to the Braves to the White Sox in a chain of salary-driven moves.

The Sox intended to give Stassi a look as their backup catcher, but he reaggravated his hip injury and underwent season-ending surgery in June. Chicago paid a $500K buyout in lieu of a $7.5MM option, ending his White Sox tenure without any games. The consecutive lost seasons made it apparent he’d need to accept a minor league contract.

Stassi’s most recent healthy season was a disappointment. He hit .180/.267/.303 across 375 plate appearances in 2022. The two preceding years were far more impressive. Stassi combined for a .250/.333/.452 slash between 2020-21. He rated as an above-average receiver and looked like a late-blooming #1 catcher. The Halos signed Stassi to a $17.5MM extension in Spring Training 2022, though his numbers fell off almost immediately thereafter.

Patrick Bailey is locked in as San Francisco’s starting catcher. The backup job could be up for grabs. Tom Murphy had an injury-ruined season in year one of a two-year free agent deal. Blake Sabol is also on the 40-man roster but carries a questionable defensive profile.

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34 Comments

  1. frugalfarhan

    9 months ago

    Didn’t we fire Farhan? Dumpster diving better not be your only trick Buster or you will be out of here in 6 years!

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    • cooperhill

      9 months ago

      The master of the dumpster dive, dumpster diving Dan Duquette!

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    • HatlessPete

      9 months ago

      Lol dude settle down. This is the kind of depth deal that literally every team does with multiple guys every offseason. It says absolutely nothing about posey’s plan and and approach.

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      • Captainmike1

        9 months ago

        Most fans know nothing about running a sports team and you see it in their comments

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        • realsox

          9 months ago

          Amen, Captain. Truer words have never been spoken.

          Reply
        • frugalfarhan

          9 months ago

          Most of you guys couldn’t smell sarcasm if you had a mouth full of it

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        • HatlessPete

          9 months ago

          Your comment fell victim to poe’s law my dude. Happens to the best of us lol

          Reply
    • giantsphan12

      9 months ago

      @frugal, you made me truly laugh out loud. Six years!

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      • HatlessPete

        9 months ago

        Ya that part was pretty funny lol

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    • Baseballisthebest

      9 months ago

      Seriously? Relax. It’s a minor league deal. Depth that every team needs.

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    • SFan

      9 months ago

      What if Bailey and Murphy got hurt then what are we supposed to do? It’s called depth, something the Giants need at the Catcher position.

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    • stymeedone

      9 months ago

      @frugal
      Did you want him to go top of the market for backup catching depth?

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      • X’s_ and_O’s

        9 months ago

        @stymeedone
        Is there a big demand in getting backup depth for a catcher that hasn’t been in the majors since 2022 and hit .180 during that stint ?

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  2. RoastGobot

    9 months ago

    We are the backup catcher now

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  3. cooperhill

    9 months ago

    The first blockbuster move of this off season!Zzzzzzzz!

    Reply
  4. Captainmike1

    9 months ago

    Must be nice to have made 21 million dollars like he did
    He should retire and live the great life that so much money provides

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    • 9/11ths

      9 months ago

      Maybe he likes playing baseball and wants to do that while he still can? I hear some people enjoy their jobs, not me, but I’ve heard urban legends of people like that.

      Tens of thousands at the minimum to play is better than retiring and paying to be in a rec league to pass the time.

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      • Candlestoked

        9 months ago

        I 100% love my job.

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        • 9/11ths

          9 months ago

          That doesn’t mean you’re a real person. There’s no proof you’re real.

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        • Candlestoked

          9 months ago

          Like all sentient creatures, I am unreal and fleeting. Still love my job, tho!

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        • 9/11ths

          9 months ago

          I am glad you do. Gives others hope. Unless it’s for a professional sports franchise, then I don’t support you stealing taxpayer dollars. If that’s the case then I wish ill upon you.

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    • HalosHeavenJJ

      9 months ago

      If a guy who has made $21 million is signing a minors deal he obviously isn’t doing it for the money.

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      • 9/11ths

        9 months ago

        @JJ. I also assume he signed with the SF because it’s relatively close to his home. He’s from California and signed his extension with the Angels.

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  5. TigersLoveCinnamon

    9 months ago

    Thought they were gonna draft him back in the day. Got a feeling this is going to turn into a coaching opportunity after spring training

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  6. rockingryan

    9 months ago

    It’s not fair that the Giants get all the good free agents! We need a more fair system

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    • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

      9 months ago

      All the best backup catchers with injury history sign with SF !!! How does anybody else get any??

      Reply
  7. nonchalanto

    9 months ago

    Its nice he doesn’t have to wait for an opportunity before the holidays.

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  8. HalosHeavenJJ

    9 months ago

    Best of luck. What he went through with his son sounds like a nightmare.

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    • Soto should bat first.

      9 months ago

      Halos, nice post. The dude has been through hell, but the losers in the comments section are too busy slamming him and the Giants to get with reality.
      Nice move by Buster.

      Reply
  9. Pickle_Britches

    9 months ago

    Giants are signing nobody’s while the dodgers are signing talent. Going to be awhile before the Giants can compete again

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  10. TellItGoodbye

    9 months ago

    You can take Farhan out of the Giants but you can’t take the Farhan out of the Giants.

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    • gravel

      9 months ago

      Meet Jeremy Shelley. mlb.com/giants/team/front-office/jeremy-shelley

      Reply
  11. Gumby82

    9 months ago

    Great response to Snell signing with your arch rivals

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    • gravel

      9 months ago

      It’s clearly the other way around.

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