The Cubs have acquired catcher William Simoneit from the Phillies, based on his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The backstop has been assigned to Double-A Tennessee for now. He wasn’t on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster and subsequently gained’t require a spot with the Cubs. The Phils obtain money issues in return.
Simeonit, now 27, signed with the Athletics as an undrafted free agent in 2020. From 2021 to 2023, he bought into 244 minor league video games from Excessive-A to Triple-A. He produced a mixed batting line of .259/.359/.408 in that point, which led to a 108 wRC+.
The Phils nabbed him away from the A’s within the minor league part of the 2023 Rule 5 draft. His outcomes have fallen off for the reason that organizational change, as he’s hit .145/.286/.306 between Double-A and Triple-A this 12 months, hanging out in 39% of his journeys to the plate. The Phillies lately misplaced some catching depth with J.T. Realmuto requiring knee surgical procedure however nonetheless determined they might slightly have the money than Simoneit.
The Cubs have obtained little or no from their catching place this 12 months, one thing that supervisor Craig Counsell recently discussed. As of right now, Miguel Amaya is hitting .185/.248/.267 on the season whereas Yan Gomes has a line of .154/.179/.242. Neither of these two might be optioned and the membership doesn’t have one other catcher on the 40-man.
Alí Sánchez is within the system as non-roster depth however Simoneit will now be part of him in that capability. It’s clearly been tough going to start out this 12 months for Simoneit however maybe he can get again to into his pre-2024 kind.
