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Sammons Sticking Around
Written by Jonathan on August 2, 2008 – 1:16 amBrian McCann was cleared to pinch-hit or catch in emergency situations for this weekend’s series and the Braves didn’t waste any time making some changes in their catching situation. Clint Sammons, who has made a strong impression on the hometown crowd, was kept as the backup catcher and Corky Miller was designated for assignment. Miller’s now on the clock to clear waivers, then giving the Braves ten days to trade, release, or send him to the minors.
Miller has had a disappointing season offensively for the Braves, batting .093 in 54 at-bats. Conversely, Clint Sammons matched Miller’s HR and RBI numbers for the season in just Friday night’s game, including his first career major league home run.
As far as I’m concerned, this was absolutely the right decision for a backup catcher and I’m glad to see Clint sticking around in Atlanta, especially with his hot bat hitting over .500 right now. What do you think? Is Sammons the right choice for our backup catcher behind McCann? I think there is little question on that one.
Posted in Roster Moves | 2 Comments »
By Akshay982 on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
It's sad that .500 over two games qualifies as a "hot bat" for us, but I guess we'll take it. As far as the decision goes, it was most likely the right decision. There was no way Miller was going to be the back up catcher going into next season and Sammons is at least auditioning for a job, if nothing else. Plus he's handled most of these pitchers at the minor league level, including James and Morton and Reyes (if we see him again this year) so he has experience with these young guys and that will definitely help.
By Andrew on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Sammons looks good, but he has a terrible line in the minors: .262/.334/.365. He's probably not the answer for Bobby, but who knows. We did stick with Corky Miller for most of the season.