The Rays introduced a collection of roster strikes at present, together with choosing catcher Rob Brantly to the roster. He’ll take the energetic roster spot of fellow backstop Ben Rortvedt, who has been positioned on the paternity checklist. The membership already had a 40-man emptiness and received’t have to make a corresponding transfer there. The Rays additionally positioned right-hander Pete Fairbanks on the 15-day injured checklist with a proper lat pressure, as was reported yesterday, with righty Joel Kuhnel recalled to take his spot. There’s nonetheless no phrase on precisely how lengthy Fairbanks will likely be out of motion.
Brantly, 35, is a veteran depth catcher who has steadily carved out part-time roles within the main leagues. He has already appeared in eight main league seasons, suiting up for the Marlins, White Sox, Phillies, Giants and Yankees, with minor league appearances for a number of different golf equipment. However all these stints have been pretty transient, as his profession highs for video games and plate appearances had been set with the 2013 Marlins, when he acquired into 67 contests and stepped to the plate 243 occasions.
He signed a minor league take care of the Rays this offseason and has been with Triple-A Durham all 12 months to date. He has appeared in 45 video games for the Bulls, hitting .262/.323/.418 for a wRC+ of 91. That’s a bit higher than his main league observe document, which consists of a .225/.287/.326 line and a 68 wRC+ in his 456 plate appearances.
The Rays have break up most of their taking part in time behind the plate between Rortvedt and Alex Jackson this 12 months. René Pinto can be on the 40-man roster however he was positioned on the minor league injured checklist on the finish of July and hasn’t performed up to now few weeks. With Rortvedt now stepping away for a number of days, Brantly will slot in subsequent to Jackson to share the catching duties in the intervening time. Brantly is out of choices, so he might find yourself getting designated for project when Rortvedt returns.
