Last week, MLBTR took an early look at offseason option decisions facing teams in the National League. We’re continuing our division-by-division series moving through the Junior Circuit.
With his status uncertain for Opening Day, veteran Athletics catcher Manny Piña will visit a wrist specialist upcoming.
The Hot Stove is starting to heat up! Update - Mark Feinsand updated his previous report and now says that the Braves won’t be the team acquiring Murphy.
A’s catcher Sean Murphy stands as one of the likeliest trade candidates of the offseason, and Oakland is unsurprisingly receiving a fairly wide array of interest in the former Gold Glover.
The Braves are exploring multiple moves at catcher Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported ($$$) that the Braves have checked in on Oakland’s star catcher Sean Murphy and are drawing interest on Manny Pina.
Quite the whirlwind of news in the Braves realm on Wednesday Before the game on Wednesday, we got the news that Ronald Acuna has a minor groin injury, Manny Pina will be out for the rest of the season as he requires wrist surgery, and the Braves won their arbitration case against Austin Riley.
Braves catcher Manny Piña has suffered ligament and cartilage damage in his left wrist, the team informed reporters.
The Atlanta Braves placed catcher Manny Pina on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left wrist inflammation and recalled catcher William Contreras from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Milwaukee Brewers have not had great luck this season with the backup catcher position. First, Manny Pina signed with the Atlanta Braves during the offseason.
In terms of free agents, there are only five remaining catchers who played more than 35 games in 2021.
He’ll bring some experience to the big league roster after the departure of Manny Pina. There has been plenty of activity around Major League Baseball
All good things must come to an end. In this case, we’re referring to the man….er, pineapple….who was the longest-tenured Brewers player in 2021. Catcher Manny Pina had been with the Milwaukee Brewers since being traded there by the Detroit Tigers in the deal that sent away reliever Francisco Rodriguez back in 2015.
The Braves announced Monday that they’ve signed veteran catcher Manny Pina to a two-year contract worth $8 million. (Atlanta is one of the few organizations that publicly discloses financial terms.) Pina will earn $3.5 million in 2022 and $4.5 million in 2023.
There are now just two weeks remaining in the 2021 regular season, and while the immediate focus is on the playoff races, a potentially eventful offseason is waiting just over the horizon.
The veteran backup catcher has been slugging in an unusual manner. Manny Pina took center stage as the Brewers secured their fourth consecutive postseason berth on Saturday night.
A swap of backup backstops. The Milwaukee Brewers are on the road in Cleveland to begin a series tonight, and a familiar face has rejoined the ballclub after spending time on the Injured List.
Piña, who hit .228 with seven homers and 25 RBI in 76 games last season, will turn 33 over the summer, so that level of physical strength is certainly impressive. The impeccable form with the high knees is also commendable.
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