Giants 'apparently' sign former Tigers, Brewers 48 home run catcher
You don't see something like this every day.
Giants 'apparently' sign former Tigers, Brewers 48 home run catcher originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . How often does a player suit up for a team, without most of the public knowing he signed a contract?
Rarely is the answer. However, on Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants made a sneaky move to sign a veteran catcher to a minor league deal. "The Giants have apparently re-signed catcher Eric Haase to a minor league contract.
The Warner Sports Management client is in the lineup tonight for Triple-A Sacramento," Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors wrote yesterday. " Haase had been released from his previous minor league deal at the end of Spring Training. " MORE: Terrance Gore's son honors dad with perfect first pitch Haase is an eight-year veteran and will now try to impress enough at Triple-A to earn a backup role behind Patrick Bailey .
The 33-year-old hit . 229/. 289/.