Toronto Blue Jays designate catcher for assignment, select contract of Buddy Kennedy
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The Toronto Blue Jays announced that catcher Ali Sanchez has been designated for assignment. In a corresponding move, they have selected the contract of infielder Buddy Kennedy. The 40-man roster remains full.
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 INF Buddy Kennedy selected to the Major League roster and will be active tonight
🔹 C Ali Sánchez designated for assignment
🔹 INF Buddy Kennedy selected to the Major League roster and will be active tonight
🔹 C Ali Sánchez designated for assignment
Sánchez was selected to the roster a little over a week ago when Alejandro Kirk landed on the seven-day concussion-related injured list.
Kirk was reinstated on Sunday but Tyler Heineman had been removed from Saturday's contest after being struck by a foul ball.
The Jays decided to keep all three catchers for a few days to buy some time as they evaluated Heineman.
In order to keep that catching depth, they had to cut into their infield group, as Leo Jiménez was optioned down to Triple-A Buffalo move as the corresponding move for Kirk's activation.
It now appears the club is satisfied with Heineman's health enough to restore the previous balance, so they have swapped out a catcher for an infielder.
Since Sánchez is out of options, he had to be removed from the 40-man roster. Since the trade deadline has passed, the Jays will have to place him on waivers.
Kennedy signed a minor league deal with the Jays a few weeks ago after being cut loose by the Phillies.
Infielder Buddy Kennedy reunited with former high school teammates Davis Schneider and Joey Loperfido
Davis Schneider and Buddy Kennedy grew up playing on the same team in South Jersey. In high school, they were named to the All-South Jersey Team alongside Joey Loperfido in 2016 and 2017. Now, they're reunited on your Blue Jays 😁
He has since played 16 games for the Bisons with a dismal .207/.309/.259 line.
That's not too far off from the .193/.287/.296 line he has in his major league career, but his larger body of work at the Triple-A level is better.
Dating back to the start of 2022, he has a .268/.372/.408 line and 111 wRC+ at the top minor league level. He has big league experience at the non-shortstop infield positions.
Kennedy is out of options and may have a tenuous grip on a roster spot.
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