The Phillies have signed catcher José Godoy and right-hander Beau Burrows to minor league offers, per the transaction tracker of every participant at MLB.com. Godoy is represented by The MAS+ Company whereas Burrows is a Frontline consumer. Phillies Tailgate reported Godoy’s signing a number of days in the past whereas philliesbaseballfan.com had Burrows.
Godoy, 29, signed a minor league cope with the Rangers in February however it seems he was launched sooner or later and now has a brand new cope with the Phillies. The backstop has a small quantity of main league expertise, with 62 plate appearances in 26 video games, suiting up for the Mariners, Twins and Pirates. He hit .123/.194/.140 in that small pattern of labor.
Naturally, he has a bigger and extra spectacular physique of labor on the Triple-A stage. He has slashed .270/.328/.403 in 741 plate appearances there over 5 separate seasons. He’s additionally thought of to be a powerful defender behind the dish.
The Phils have J.T. Realmuto and Garrett Stubbs sharing the catching duties, however Rafael Marchán missed all of Spring Coaching because of again issues and hasn’t but gotten again on the sector. The Phil additionally signed Cam Gallagher and Aramis Garcia to minor league offers this offseason however the former has been positioned on the restricted checklist, per Phillies Tailgate. It’s unclear why Gallagher is unavailable however it appears Godoy will share the catching duties with Garcia at LeHigh Valley for now.
Burrows, 27, has 17 2/3 innings of main league expertise with an earned run common of 10.70 in that small pattern. He spent final yr in Atlanta’s minor league system with a 5.42 ERA in 76 1/3 innings, placing out 22.4% of batters confronted whereas strolling 10.6%. He had signed a minor league cope with the Twins a few months in the past however was lately launched.