Red Sox claimed C Erik Kratz off waivers from KC

soxhop411

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@MikeSilvermanBB: Red Sox just claimed C Erik Kratz off waivers from KC.
 

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Silverman would fit in well on this board with the misspelling of players' names.
 
Journeyman minor leaguer, made his major league debut at the age of 30, more known for his bat than his glove, although that's faint praise.
 
He's the catching version of Daniel Nava.
 

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Chalk this up in the funny coincidence category: I was at Fenway on Monday night with friends, one of whom is a big Royals fan.  We bumped into LL and chatted with him for a few minutes.  Sandy Leon wasn't having the best game and my friend suggested that the Sox pick up Kratz, who had recently been DFA'd.  Not that I think there's a link here.  It's just kind of funny that it happened so soon afterward.
 

AB in DC

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Suppose Swihart is feeling better by Tuesday -- do the Sox even have to activate Kratz?  Or can they just DFA him again?
 

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AB in DC said:
Suppose Swihart is feeling better by Tuesday -- do the Sox even have to activate Kratz?  Or can they just DFA him again?
If something happens, he ends up with either Oakland and will be better than any Red Sox catcher or Theo picks him up to DFA him seconds later.
 

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AB in DC said:
Suppose Swihart is feeling better by Tuesday -- do the Sox even have to activate Kratz?  Or can they just DFA him again?
 
 
Schnerres said:
If something happens, he ends up with either Oakland and will be better than any Red Sox catcher or Theo picks him up to DFA him seconds later.
 
Or the Sox can DFA someone else and put him in Pawtucket
 

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Kratz seems like a better player than Leon anyway, so if Swihart doesn't need to go on the DL they should just DFA Leon, in my opinion.