The Angels have claimed catcher Juan Graterol off waivers from the Diamondbacks, per a club announcement. The team designated righty Blake Parker for assignment to clear roster space.
Both Graterol and Parker have now changed hands multiple times over the winter. The former, a 27-year-old receiver who reached the majors for the first time in 2016, will return to the Angels — who lost him earlier in the offseason. Ironically, he lost his 40-man spot in Arizona to former Halos backstop Chris Iannetta.
Parker has seen even more movement, bouncing from the Yankees to the Angels to the Brewers and then back to Los Angeles. Clearly, the Halos will hope that he can be outrighted successfully, though there is obviously ongoing interest from other organizations as well.
Circle complete! He thought he was getting away, but he isn’t!
Lol
Lol. Once he though he was out…..
Dude, make up your minds!
Maybe the Brewers will grab Parker again.
Triple A filler.
For the circle to be complete he would need to go back to the Yankees……
Do the guys making trade decisions and roster moves for the Diamondbacks even watch baseball on TV? Unless they are striving for mediocrity, it is totally unclear how they can meet any objectives at all in 2017. “Shoring up the defense” is a wonderful idea, but of what value will that be with a lineup replete with 200 hitters and very little power? Granted Goldie, Pollock, Lamb, Peralta and maybe even Tomas might make some noise, but if the other three position players don’t have a major offensive impact, mediocrity may even be out of reach.