The team claimed Dustin Garneau off waivers from the A's just hours after Castillo's suspension was announced. Earned his second-straight non-roster invite to Major League Spring Training in 2015.Split time between Triple-A Colorado Springs and Double-A Tulsa, where he was named a Texas League Midseason All-Star. Garneau grades out slightly better than average defensively so he should have a decent chance at sticking around as a second catcher, but needs to make better contact and show that he is more than just another product of friendly minor-league run environments.In a similar fashion to his 2015 campaign, Garneau spent 2016 hopping between the majors and the minors, and unfortunately for the 29-year-old, the results were also similar.

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750 pitches caught), posting a 47.6% strike rate (per Statcast)...posted the 19th-best pop time to second base among all Major League catchers (1.97 seconds, per Statcast)...was selected to the Angels roster on May 22...designated for assignment on June 7 and outrighted to the minors...selected to the Major League roster on June 20...designated for assignment again on July 31 and was acquired off waivers by the A's on Aug. 3...designated for assignment and outrighted to the minors on Aug. 16... also appeared in 34 minor league games between Triple A Salt Lake (26g) and Triple A Las Vegas (8g), batting .248 with 7 homers and a .357 on-base percentage.Opened 2018 campaign in Oakland's system with Triple-A Nashville...Appeared in 22 games with the Sounds before claimed off waivers by White Sox on May 24th...Assigned to Triple-A Charlotte and played in 45 games with the Knights slashing .252/.340/.468...Recalled by Chicago August 3rd to serve as backup catcher while Kevan Smith (claimed by Angels in 2018 off-season) was on paternity list...Garneau appeared in one game with White Sox (Aug. 5 at Tampa Bay).Was on the Opening Day roster with Colorado and hit .206 with a home run and six RBI in 22 games before he was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque May 16…was claimed off waivers by Oak-land Aug. 4 and batted .159 with a home run and three RBI in 19 games with the A's…hit .188 with two home runs and nine RBI in a career-high 41 games overall…batted .087 at the Coliseum and .162 at Coors Field for a combined .133 batting average in his home ballparks…hit .250 on the road…batted .217 (13-for-60) with both of his home runs against left-handed pitching com-pared to .154 (8-for-52) against right-handers…slugged .400 against lefties, .212 against right-ies…started 33 games at catcher (15 with the A's) and tossed out 5-of-14 (35.7%) attempted base stealers (3-of-6, 50.0% with the A's)…has thrown out 15-of-39 (38.4%) in his career…went 8-for-12 (.667) with three doubles and a home run when putting the first pitch in play…hit .120 with runners in scoring position and was 1-for-12 (.083) with RISP and two outs…is a .157 (8-for-51) career hitter with RISP, including .095 (2-for-21) with RISP and two outs…was 0-for-3 as a pinch hitter and is 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in the pinch in his career.Made three stints with Colorado while spending the rest of the season with Triple-A Albuquerque...Batted .235 (16-for-68) with six doubles, one home run and six RBI across three stints with the Rockies...Made three starts in his first stint with the club in April and went 4-for-10 (.400) with one run, one RBI and two walks...Hit his only home run of the season May 26 at Boston, part of a 2-for-4 day with a double, home run and two RBI...Batted .292 (54-for-185) with 31 runs, 11 doubles, 15 home runs, 35 RBI, 16 walks, 43 strikeouts and two stolen bases in 52 games with Albuquerque.Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Albuquerque before making his Major League debut on Aug. 20 vs. Washington and remaining on the big league roster for the rest of the season.

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New York Mets reliever Edwin Diaz had a rough first day back at the office on Wednesday at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Astros' Dustin Garneau: Signs major-league deal with Astros by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Garneau agreed to a one-year major-league contract with the Astros on … This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*.

For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.Erik Siegrist takes a look at the state of the American League as teams prepare for summer camp and thinks the layoff may have allowed Stephen Piscotty to get fully healthy for the first time since 2018.Clay Link looks at appearances by position and makes note of multi-position eligibility and lost eligibility for 2020.Noah Syndergaard began heating up in July and hasn’t cooled off, though his DFS ownership might be cooled by the fact that the Nationals are a top-five offense against right-handed pitching.Todd Zola examines ways to improve your position in stolen bases and whether it's worth acquiring or deploying a speedster like Mallex Smith.Jeff Stotts notes that the Nationals’ medical staff is taking a proactive approach to Max Scherzer's back treatment, using the IL to buy him ample rest.Garneau has been two different guys over the past three seasons. Was promoted to Triple-A Colorado Springs in June, where he played 44 games.