The Blue Jays have designated infielder and catcher for a signment, per a team announcement. Their spots on the roster will go to second baseman and catcher , who have formally been reinstated from the injured list. Stefanic, 29, Isiah Kiner-falefa Jersey appeared in nine games for the Jays after Gimnez hit the injured list and went 4-for-22 with four singles, three walks and three strikeouts. That marked the fourth season in which hes logged big league time but the first that hes done so for any team other than the Angels. Stefanic has appeared in 99 MLB games and batted .227/.314/.267 in 289 trips to the plate. For all his struggles in limited big league time, Stefanic has excelled at the top level in the minors. Hes played parts of five Triple-A seasons and touts a .344/.436/.468 batting line in a hefty sample of 1568 plate appearances. Stefanic has drawn 190 walks in Triple-A (12.2%) against just 147 strikeouts (9.7%). He has nearly 3000 career innings at second base and about 700 innings of work at both shortstop and third base. Hes regarded as a poor defender at each spot, however, and offers below-average grades in both power and speed as well. The 28-year-old Snchez went 2-for-11 with a double in his short time with the Jays. He was selected to the major league roster when Heineman hit the 7-day concu sion injured list. This is Snchezs fourth season with a brief big league appearance, but hes never tallied more than 31 games or 96 plate appearances at the major league level in a given season. Hes a .176/.217/.222 hitter in 43 MLB games/121 plate appearances. Though hes never hit in his limited MLB time, Snchez is regarded as a quality defensive backstop with a nice track record at the plate in Triple-A. Hes played parts of six seasons there and turned in a .266/.338/.399 batting line. Its not exactly standout production, particularly in typically hitter-friendly Triple-A settings, but Snchez puts the ball in play at a better-than-average clip and walks in nearly 10% of his plate appearances in Triple-A; for a catcher with a sound defensive skill set, thats decent production certainly enough to make him a quality No. 3 or No. 4 catcher on a teams depth chart. The maximum length of the DFA window for either Stefanic or Snchez is seven days. The Jays are free to explore trades or place them on waivers along the way, although since waivers are a 48-hour proce s, theyd need to have a trade lined up within five days or else go the waiver route with either or both players. John Milner Jersey
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