Blue Jays Outright Brian Serve Blue Jays Outright Brian Serve
The Blue Jays announced this evening that catcher was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo. Toronto hadnt previously indicated that Serven had landed on waivers. They apparently quietly took him off the roster last week. That technically drops their 40-man count to 39, although Toronto has still yet to finalize the , which will put that back at capacity. Toronto just grabbed Serven off waivers two weeks Joan Adon Jersey ago. He has bounced between a few teams this winter. A former fifth-round pick of the Rockies, he was designated for a signment by Colorado in early January. The Cubs placed a claim but DFA him within a week. Toronto pursued a similar strategy and will retain Serven after succe sfully slipping him through unclaimed. The Arizona State product has played in 73 MLB games over the last two seasons. Working mostly as a backup catcher to in Denver, he hit .195/.248/.314 over 228 plate appearances. Serven has logged 534 plate appearances at the Triple-A level. He owns a .238/.305/.450 slash there, including a .199/.241/.331 mark in 38 games a year ago. Serven posted above-average pitch framing numbers in his MLB work. Hell stick with the Jays as a non-roster depth catcher wholl very likely get an invitation to big league Spring Training. The Jays are down to and as their only catchers on the 40-man roster. Barring further acquisitions this offseason, Serven would have a good chance of being reselected to the MLB club if either Jansen or Kirk require any time on the injured list. Joey Gallo Jersey