Yankees claim Eli Whiteside
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Nov 05, 2012 
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What do you do when there’s plenty of room on the 40-man roster? Apparently you pick up some additional catching depth. Here’s the announcement from the Yankees. It’s worth noting that we’ve seen the Yankees claim a catcher and immediately slide him through waivers before. They did it with Craig Tatum to add some depth this spring.
The New York Yankees today announced they have claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
Whiteside, 33, appeared in 12 games over two stints with the 2012 World Champion Giants, going 1-for-11. He played the majority of the season with Triple-A Fresno, batting .224 (45-for-201) with 27 runs, 11 doubles, one home run and 20 RBI in 60 games. He also caught 25-of-69 (36.2%) potential base stealers with the Grizzlies.
Since 2009, he has compiled a 3.32 catchers ERA, the lowest such mark among all Major League catchers over the four-year span (min. 1,200.0 innings played).
Originally selected by Baltimore in the sixth round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, Whiteside has appeared in 208 career Major League games with the Orioles (2005) and Giants (2009-12), batting .215 (105-for-489) with 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 RBI. In his Major League career, he has caught 23.6 percent of attempted base stealers (33-of-140). He was also behind the plate for Jonathan Sanchez’s no-hitter on July 10, 2009 vs. San Diego.
Shame-
Is this your website?
This is Team Greedy’s source for info on the FA catching market and Martin:
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Good, good, our catchers are now trending even worse
Is the idea to corner the market in catchers who proved how valuable Buster Posey is after he got injured in 2011?
Hi Nick and JF-
The Greedy Pinstripes wants Mike Napoli. Read above attachment.
Getting called to dinner.
Until later.
Wow, major move, World Series 2013 here we come….
(…snooze…)
*dumpster dive mode activate*
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.224 in AAA. Wonderful.
Speaking of catchers, wow, didn’t realize Romine was a former 2nd round pick. Really hope they can get some use out of him this year. Also didn’t realize his minor league CSB is only 24%. Not great. I guess the Whiteside move would indicate they don’t have much confidence in any of their back up catcher types.
Probably means Cisco kid might be moved
Better or worse than Stewie?
I’m simply overwhelmed by this move.
What a start to our OS.
It can’t get any better.
Eli????
I guess someone has to warm up the pitcher’s during ST 2013
If we are gonna keep getting giants catchers lets get Posey!
blake November 5th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Better or worse than Stewie?
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According to someone on the pro sports daily Yankee board…..worse
The comments are absolutely hysterical…lmao
My very general recollection from watching them both in 2011 is that Whiteside is slightly worse… or at least my impression was that Stewart was a little better.
Eh, whatevs. It’s pretty much a nothing move that will probably come to nothing. Or perhaps everything and nothing at all.
“If some broken scheme rips a hole in your dream, don’t let them get your down”
Quasi –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVyicv8cb1M
I really wish the Yanks could acquire Headley. and move Arod more towards the DH role. He could even split time in RF. This guy came on big time last season. Re-sign Ichiro and there you solve your RF/3B combo. Headley replaces Chavez defense. Arod eventually moves off of 3B. There is no way Arod plays 120 games at 3B without hitting the DL. He has a chance to be more productive if he plays more DH games next year. He was still good defensively, but his offense suffered.
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Didn’t The Killers write a song about this guy?