Saturday, February 8, 2020
Hot Stove Update: Aramis Garcia Out for Season....or Most of It
Well, there you have it. You can never have too much depth, especially at catcher. Aramis Garcia who seemed to be in line for the Giants backup catcher role, which given the state of Buster Posey's age and career is one of the more important backup roles in MLB, is out for 6-8 months after undergoing hip labrum surgery this last Monday. Garcia reportedly suffered the injury in December while playing winter ball in the DR. So, 6 months from now is August. 8 months is October, so yeah, pretty much out for the season.
Now, I actually have thought all along that Tyler Heineman actually had the inside track for the backup C job due to his superior contact skills and ability to switch-hit, which means he can hit from the left side of the plate. I'm obsessed with lefty-hitting catchers and I'm pretty sure Farhan is too. Heineman would not appear to be the clear frontrunner for that role, unless Farhan blocks him with another late signing of, say, Russell Martin. Then again, you can never have too much depth!
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The longer the Dodgers mega-deal for Mookie Betts drags on without resolution, the more likely it's DOA. Red Sox are making everybody mad by balking at Brusdar Graterol's medical report. Hey! They knew the guy has had his injuries. What did they think was in the report? There's a side deal with the Angels to send Joc Pederson, Ross Stripling and a pretty good prospect their way, except it's not happening until/unless the Mookie trade is finalized. Arte Moreno is reportedly livid, which is completely understandable since that deal seems like he's stealing the Dodgers blind. BTW, it's a hoot to imagine Arte Moreno livid.
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The Padres made another deal from their surplus of OF's sending Manuel Margot to the Rays for RP Emilio Pagan. Hard to see this deal from the Rays perspective as they give up a very talented reliever and Margot joins an already very loaded OF. Meanwhile the Padres bullpen is looking quite formidable and Pagan will likely set up Closer Kirby Yates. Rays also get C/OF prospect Logan Driscoll who has some promise in his bat.
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It's unfortunate for Garcia losing his opportunity to be Posey's backup due to another injury. I expect Zaidi to trade for a backup catcher to compete with Heineman, sounds like they want Bart to catch everyday back in the minors, which is smart. Pavs expects Bart to get called up in June. Interested to see what their plan is when that happens. Can you see Posey and Bart splitting time behind the plate? Tough call, Bart should be getting daily reps behind the plate somewhere. Doc, that dodger mega deal is making my head spin, maybe you can make sense out of it. I like what the Padres are doing getting another good bullpen arm in Pagan to go along with their young starters, who can go 5-6 innings and handoff to a strong pen to finish the game. Maybe they can challenge the dbacks for 2nd in the West
ReplyDeleteThe Giants say they have extended a non-roster invitation to spring training to catcher Ricardo Genoves, 21 yo in May.
ReplyDeleteLike Miller, he faceplanted in AZFL but he's young