The Blue Jays formally introduced their contract with right-hander Yimi García. To open a 40-man roster spot, catcher Nick Raposo has been designated for task, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.
Raposo, 27 in June, has solely been with the Blue Jays for a couple of months. He was designated for task by the Cardinals when that membership acquired Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham forward of the commerce deadline, with the Jays grabbing Raposo off waivers.
The backstop was added to the St. Louis roster in June however by no means acquired to make his main league debut. An undrafted free agent in 2020, he signed with the Playing cards thereafter and has been a depth catcher for them. He has hit .241/.321/.387 in 219 minor league video games over the previous 4 years.
Raposo has by no means actually been on the rader of prospect evaluators. He acquired a roster spot with the Playing cards whereas each Willson Contreras and Iván Herrera had been on the injured checklist. The Jays put in a declare so as to add some depth after buying and selling Danny Jansen to the Purple Sox final yr. Now that Raposo has been got rid of the 40-man, the Jays may have every week to both commerce him or move him by means of waivers.
The Jays are actually down to only two catchers on the 40-man roster in Alejandro Kirk and Tyler Heineman. They might maybe add somebody later this offseason, although Heineman is out of choices. Maybe they may look so as to add some non-roster depth by signing veteran to a minor league deal, although Raposo may additionally present a few of that depth if he clears waivers and is outrighted to Triple-A.
