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The Astros signed veteran catcher to a minor league deal and a signed him to Triple-A Sugar Land, the team announced ( by Ari Alexander of KPRC 2). The ISE client was granted his release by the White Sox last month. While the White Sox are in a full rebuild, they had a crowded depth chart behind the plate. made his MLB debut in April. Fellow top prospect will tomorrow. Former Astro remains on the Soxs roster as a defensive specialist. , who had operated as the backup catcher early in the season, was traded to Tampa Bay. Teel and Quero are the potential long-term answers for the White Sox, so Narvez was never going to get more than a stopgap run. The 33-year-old did spend a week on the MLB roster in mid-April. Lee Thomas Pannone Jersey had recently sprained his ankle and the Sox had yet to promote Quero. Narvez went 2-7 with a couple walks in four games before being cut loose. He returned to the organization on a new minor league deal and spent a month in Triple-A. He hit .218/.317/.345 over 15 games. Narvez has some familiarity with the Astros organization. He signed a minor league deal with Houston last June a move that came a few weeks after hed been released by the Mets. He only hit .196 over 42 games in Sugar Land and never received a big league call. Narvez hasnt hit much at either the MLB or Triple-A levels over the past few seasons, but the Astros evidently value him as a defender and clubhouse presence. Houston is carrying each of , and on the active roster. Narvez is unlikely to get a look unle s one or two players from that trio suffers an injury. They didnt have much in the way of non-roster catching depth in the upper minors, though. , the only other backstop in the organization with MLB experience, is a 34-year-old who has appeared in 19 big league games and is hitting .129 in Triple-A. Alen Hanson Jersey |
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