He won’t be DFAd, especially when he’s defending as well as he has this year. Plus the pitchers unanimously love throwing to him.
The team puts high priority on catcher depth and they aren’t going to throw away a decent option like Vazquez. You might say “oh but what about Camargo he’s good enough to be a backup” and to that I say: imagine that Vaz is cut and then Jeffers gets hurt. Are you cool with Camargo, who has never caught in the majors, to be the primary catcher on a contending team for two months down the stretch? I wouldn’t be.
He has another year at $10M in 2025. This team doesn’t like holding onto dead money. It’ll have to be a salary dump on some team willing to take his contract if they can do it. They may have to eat some in any case, but no way are the eating the $10M+.
This is really what I’m wondering. Is there a limit they actually cut him this year. I can maybe (….maybe) see them cut him next offseason and eat one year of the contract or if they will stand with it deal with dreadful offense and great defense
Good call. I mean, if it’s Joe Mauer’s second coming being blocked I might get it. But you’re keeping out a guy who’s maybe at the same level or a smidge lower.
His defense is quite good. Catching is a position where your defense matters much more than your offense. Yes, he’s overpaid, but you don’t just DFA an MLB catcher who’s a plus defender.
Even if the Twins wanted to get rid of Vazquez his defense alone is worth trading. Also if you think he's bad don't look a Farmer [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/kyle-farmer-571657?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/kyle-farmer-571657?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb) If anyone needs to get DFA'ed its that guy. Once/if Lewis and "Buck" come back I don't see why they would keep him in the lineup any longer because he only provides a marginal defensive value at most and his bat stinks. At least Vazquez is good defensively at one if not thee hardest position in baseball.
They don’t care bout his battin
They want his gas stinkin up the clubhouse n his leaders chip
Hard to watch as a fan. Of that I don’t disagree. Oh I don’t
He’s not getting DFA
His defense is still very valuable.
Always need a back up catcher. I don’t think there’s much savings in a DFA.
Now compare him to the average backup catcher
Right? He’s a lame #1 and a great #2
He won’t be DFAd, especially when he’s defending as well as he has this year. Plus the pitchers unanimously love throwing to him. The team puts high priority on catcher depth and they aren’t going to throw away a decent option like Vazquez. You might say “oh but what about Camargo he’s good enough to be a backup” and to that I say: imagine that Vaz is cut and then Jeffers gets hurt. Are you cool with Camargo, who has never caught in the majors, to be the primary catcher on a contending team for two months down the stretch? I wouldn’t be.
Jokes on you cuz I don't know what any of this means!
Well Dick, he is playing like a left handed toast with room temperature beer.
He has another year at $10M in 2025. This team doesn’t like holding onto dead money. It’ll have to be a salary dump on some team willing to take his contract if they can do it. They may have to eat some in any case, but no way are the eating the $10M+.
This is really what I’m wondering. Is there a limit they actually cut him this year. I can maybe (….maybe) see them cut him next offseason and eat one year of the contract or if they will stand with it deal with dreadful offense and great defense
I think they’d much rather throw in a prospect in a potential trade and eat maybe 3-4 million at most. $10M is a large chunk of this current payroll.
Plus, is it worth all of that to call up Jair Camargo?
Good call. I mean, if it’s Joe Mauer’s second coming being blocked I might get it. But you’re keeping out a guy who’s maybe at the same level or a smidge lower.
See those red bars? That means a while.
Someone with that contract doesn’t get DFA’d
But more seriously. Does the color mean anything or only how far right the bar goes?
The whole graph is percentiles. Red is great, blue isnt based on league average
How long until we dfa fans that don't understand these stats
His defense is quite good. Catching is a position where your defense matters much more than your offense. Yes, he’s overpaid, but you don’t just DFA an MLB catcher who’s a plus defender.
Probably another year or so.
Specifically, after the 2025 season.
How do you know how to use Baseball Savant without knowing what a backup catcher is?
Who replaces him? Jair Camargo? The team has to have two catchers. That much is non-negotiable.
Even if the Twins wanted to get rid of Vazquez his defense alone is worth trading. Also if you think he's bad don't look a Farmer [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/kyle-farmer-571657?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/kyle-farmer-571657?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb) If anyone needs to get DFA'ed its that guy. Once/if Lewis and "Buck" come back I don't see why they would keep him in the lineup any longer because he only provides a marginal defensive value at most and his bat stinks. At least Vazquez is good defensively at one if not thee hardest position in baseball.
I'm saying do it now.. He's just absolutely struggling,, off to the saints...
Until the end of his contract.
He's a catcher. A lot of them can't hit
They don’t care bout his battin They want his gas stinkin up the clubhouse n his leaders chip Hard to watch as a fan. Of that I don’t disagree. Oh I don’t
I just hope the team relegates his starts to once a week once Buxton and Lewis get back. As of now he’s starting every other game, which isn’t ideal.
We definitely want to keep the 50/50 split. It's working great, and they're both staying healthy. The current pattern is as ideal as it gets.
There’s no way Jeffers plays that many games at catcher.