Red Sox Veteran Reportedly Elected To Stick With Club After Reassignment
The Boston Red Sox will continue working with catcher Matt Thaiss, who reportedly elected to stick with the organization despite having an upward mobility clause.
Red Sox Veteran Reportedly Elected To Stick With Club After Reassignment originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Boston Red Sox catcher Matt Thaiss is sticking around under his own volition.
Thaiss, 30, attended spring training as a non-roster invitee and was pushing to potentially become the club's backup catcher, but ultimately was reassigned to minor-league camp on Monday -- though that doesn't mean he can't continue to apply some pressure from within the organization. MassLive's Chris Cotillo reported shortly following the roster move that the veteran catcher has an upward mobility clause in his contract that allowed him to pursue other opportunities, but will instead remain in the organization with Triple-A Worcester. What does this mean?
Thaiss, for one, must believe there will be opportunities for him to eventually make his way back to the big leagues with Boston. Connor Wong, who ultimately won the backup job , was putrid during spring training -- slashing . 074/.
194/. 268 across 12 appearances in the Grapefruit League. Mickey Gasper, who was also reassigned, has some versatility but did make six appearances behind the plate during spring training and absolutely tore the cover off the ball -- slashing .