9 months agoThe New York Mets placed catcher
Luis Torrens on the paternity list on Friday and recalled catcher
Joe Hudson from the minors in a corresponding move. Torrens will now be away from the team for the next one to three days, so Hudson will serve as the team's backup behind
Francisco Alvarez over the weekend. The 28-year-old Venezuelan took over the backup duties from
Tomas Nido this year and has only played in nine games in the Big Apple this year, going 8-for-24 (.333) with three home runs and five RBI in 26 plate appearances. He'll only become relevant in two-catcher leagues if Alvarez misses more time with an injury. In his seven years in the big leagues, Torrens has slashed .230/.292/.366 with 22 homers and 84 RBI.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Anthony DiComo
10 months agoThe New York Mets acquired catcher
Luis Torrens from the New York Yankees on Friday in exchange for cash considerations and designated catcher
Omar Narvaez in a corresponding move, according to sources. Narvaez was hitting just .154 this year with five RBI in 28 games, while Torrens has spent the 2024 campaign so far with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hitting .279/.339/.469 with an .807 OPS, five home runs and 19 RBI in 30 games played. The Mets are just trying to get by right now at the catcher position with
Francisco Alvarez (thumb) still on the injured list. The 28-year-old Torrens will now serve as the direct backup to
Tomas Nido with Narvaez out of the picture. Torrens can be ignored in fantasy leagues with a .227 career batting average and 19 home runs in six big-league seasons with three different teams.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeff Passan
1 year agoThe New York Yankees have signed catcher
Luis Torrens to a minor-league deal. The 27-year-old was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Seattle Mariners and elected to become a free agent in November. He split the 2023 season between the Cubs and Mariners at the big-league level and hit .250 with four RBI across a small 30-plate-appearance sample size. He also appeared in a combined 24 games at the Triple-A level between the Mariners and Washington Nationals organizations. Torrens does have 271 big-league games under his belt in parts of six seasons and has hit .227 with 19 home runs and a .643 OPS across 807 plate appearances between the Padres, Cubs, and Mariners.
--Brenton KempSource: MLB.com
1 year agoThe Seattle Mariners outrighted right-handers
Easton McGee (elbow) and
Adam Oller and catcher
Luis Torrens to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday. McGee had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in May and is expected to be sidelined into the second half of the 2024 campaign. The 25-year-old has thrown 9 2/3 scoreless innings with a walk and three K's in two outings (one start) in the last two years with Seattle and the Tampa Bay Rays. Oller, 29, gave up 24 runs (22 earned) in just 19 2/3 innings over nine games (one start) for the Oakland Athletics in 2023 with 12 walks and 13 strikeouts. Torrens, 27, played in 18 games with the M's and Chicago Cubs this year and went 7-for-28 (.250) with no homers and four RBI in just 30 plate appearances at the big-league level.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Mariners PR
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