US EditionTwins change up catchers’ playing time, giving Ryan Jeffers more work
- The Twins significantly altered catcher playing time between Ryan Jeffers and Christian Vázquez since April 14.
- This change occurred after Vázquez suffered a hand injury from a foul tip on April 14.
- Jeffers made seven starts behind the plate since that date, while Vázquez made only two.
- Jeffers batted.254 before Friday's game, whereas Vázquez batted.152 with a 33 OPS+.
- Manager Rocco Baldelli stated the 27-year-old backstop will appear in the lineup more often.
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Twins change up catchers’ playing time, giving Ryan Jeffers more work
For most of the past two seasons, the Twins have employed a fairly even split of playing time behind the plate. Ryan Jeffers would start one day, Christian Vázquez the next. Last year, each started 81 games with Jeffers playing 720 1/3 innings and Vázquez 719. That’s how things stood when the Twins started this season, too. But over the past week, that’s finally changed. Vázquez took a foul tip to his hand on April 14 and he’s healthy now, but t…
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The Twins have sent catcher Diego Cartaya outright to Triple-A Saint Paul, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. There was no previous indication that he had been removed from the roster but it appears the club quietly put him on waivers recently. Their 40-man roster count drops to 39. The Twins may have some specific plan for the roster spot they just opened but it’s also possible they just figured now was a good time to get Cartaya through waivers un…
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