Boston Red Sox designate former Toronto Blue Jays catcher for assignment
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The Boston Red Sox have designated former Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ali Sanchez for assignment today.
Red Sox moves today will include designating third catcher Ali Sanchez for assignment, per source. Need spots for Nate Lowe and most likely Nate Eaton.
Sánchez, 28, appeared in only one game with the Red Sox and was hitless in his lone plate appearance.
He was 5-for-21 with a couple doubles as a member of the Blue Jays before landing in Boston via waivers after being designated for assignment.
Former Blue Jay Ali Sanchez is out of options, so any team that claims him has to put him on their roster
Sánchez has appeared in parts of four major league seasons and suited up for five teams but has just 132 plate appearances in 47 games overall.
He's a .185/.222/.235 hitter in that tiny sample of scattershot playing time.
Unsurprisingly, Sánchez's work in the upper minors has been far better.
He's played in parts of six Triple-A seasons and carries a .269/.340/.399 slash in 1266 trips to the plate.
He's a better-than-average defender who excels at blocking balls in the dirt and boasts a superlative 39% caught-stealing rate in his 12-year professional career.
Sánchez is out of minor league options, so any team that claims him off waivers will have to plug him right onto the big league roster.
Waivers are the Red Sox' only possible course of action with Sánchez, now that the trade deadline has passed.
He'll be placed on outright or release waivers within the next five days (very likely the former).
He's been outrighted multiple times in his career, so if Sánchez clears waivers, he'd be able to reject a minor league assignment in favor of free agency
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