The Dodgers have signed Chuckie Robinson to a minor league deal, according to the catcher’s MLB.com profile page. It is a reunion between the two sides, as Robinson spent the bulk of the 2025 season in the Dodgers organization after being claimed off waivers from the Angels in May.
Robinson was designated for assignment and then outrighted off the 40-man roster within a few days of joining the Dodgers, and his previous stint with the team included a single MLB game on September 15. This marked Robinson’s only big league playing time of the 2025 campaign, and the Braves then claimed the backstop off waivers a week later. Atlanta outrighted Robinson off its 40-man roster in early November, and because he had a previous outright on his resume, Robinson exercised his right to become a free agent.
That lone game on September 15 was the 52nd Major League appearance of Robinson’s career, as he previously played in 25 games with the Reds in 2022 and 26 games with the 2024 White Sox. Robinson has only a .131/.169/.192 slash line to show for his 138 plate appearances in the bigs, and even his career Triple-A numbers are pretty modest (.268/.329/.405 with 27 homers over 1039 PA).
Despite the lack of offensive pop, Robinson’s excellent defensive reputation has kept him on the radar as a backup option for multiple clubs. He’ll now return to Los Angeles in a depth role, as the Dodgers are set behind the plate with All-Star Will Smith as the starter and former top prospect Dalton Rushing acting in a backup role. Robinson is the only other catcher in the Dodgers’ system with any big league experience, so L.A. might look to bring in more catching help for Spring Training just purely for evaluation purposes, or so the team’s younger pitchers can work with another seasoned backstop.
Wow, four paragraphs on the Chuckie Robinson Deal!
It was the most important signing of the last ten minutes.
Just for show…….
Dodgers are ruining baseball with this signing. Now they have a monopoly on all of baseball’s Chuckies.
Dont be surprised if there are at least 5 more teams Chuckie sign with before spring training
Chuckie’s in love
Rob Brantly up next as the lefty hitting complement and AAA depth piece. Bring that SoCal boy back home.
Great baseball name.
It’s also a great name for an undersized, defense-first power forward.
So does that mean the Dodgers are the bride of Chuckie?
Hopefully he doesn’t wreak too much mayhem in the clubhouse…..
The Dodgers were once the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
And the Robins, named for their manager Wilbert Robinson.
White Sox legend!
Im hearing statue is been fine-tuned for Chuckie in 2099
Final piece of the puzzle for a 3peat
Chuckie’s back
“Former Top Prospect” Dalton Rushing. Rubbish. Has to be included in any significant LAD trade. No sense in letting him wither away on the bench; was the OF experiment a fail?
Having traded away or DFA’d their other backup catcher options they’re kind of stuck with keeping Rushing in this role — where I agree, he’s wasted. This FO does plenty right, but this decision has me scratching my head.
Sure it would be nice to get Rushing more consistent at bats. And they’ll probably make it more of a priority early on the season.
To say that he’s wasted because they don’t trade him implies they have a hole to fill and are incapable of doing so without trading Rushing, which is absurd.
What’s wrong with developing him on the big club? They don’t need him to be a superstar. And if he fulfills all of his promise as a player, they’ll find a spot for him. As great as the dodgers position player group is, they are aging. And while it might be another year or two before it’s an issue, Rushing can work on his versatility defensively while refining his hitting approach at the major league level while getting every teams best pitchers.
They obviously have a plan for Rushing. If it goes according to plan, it’s great for him and the team. If he doesn’t work out for their needs? Then he’s Outman, or Vargas. Those players got chances to stick with the Dodgers and it didn’t work out. Why is Dalton Rushing any different?
Biggest pist I’ve ever seen in a Chuckie Robinson pist. Awesome
The difference is, a backup catcher gets to play maybe once a week. Another difference is he is completely blocked from assuming any other role on this team. A third difference is they are squandering his value as a trade chip by stranding him in a backup role usually filled by veteran glovemen. It is not absurd to point all of this out, but it is absurd to deny it. Maybe they do have a plan for him, but it sure isn’t apparent.
They have talked about moving him around the field a little so he can pick up at bats. They have a track record of helping guys learn new positions. And he seems like he’s able and willing.
Talked about, maybe, but not done. He’s played a little LF in the minors but if the Dodgers roster another outfielder as expected he won’t get much opportunity to play there either. Let’s talk about the plan for him when we actually see one. Until then he’s a former top catching prospect without a future on this team.
No one read knoblauch? I thought no way, realized what flies for reality in 2025 and clicked away. Disappointed, but you never know
Signing Chuckie is Child’s Play for the Dodgers.
I hope Chuckie has frequent flyer miles
Hahahahahahaha!
Two Buck Chuck!