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• Padres' Kevin Plawecki: Gets minors deal from San Diego

  01/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  Plawecki signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Thursday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports. Plawecki spent time with three organizations in 2023, with San Diego being one of them. He didn't see any action at the major-league level last year, producing a .739 OPS with four homers in 67 games at the Triple-A level. The Padres appear set at catcher with Luis Campusano and Kyle Higashioka, pointing toward a ticket to Triple-A El Paso for Plawecki.

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• Kevin Plawecki: Cut loose by Texas

  08/16/2023 • By RotoWire

  The Rangers released Plawecki on Tuesday. Texas acquired Plawecki from the Padres in late July to add catching depth at Triple-A Round Rock after All-Star backstop Jonah Heim hit the shelf with a wrist injury. Heim has recently been activated from the injured list and the Rangers have sent another catcher in Sam Huff back to Round Rock, so the organization no longer had room for Plawecki.

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• Rangers' Kevin Plawecki: Dealt to Texas

  07/28/2023 • By RotoWire

  The Padres traded Plawecki to the Rangers on Friday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. Plawecki spent time with the Rangers last year and will return to the organization to provide minor-league depth at the catcher position. The journeyman had previously opted out of his contract with the Nationals in May before latching on with San Diego. He's batting .268/.341/.400 with four home runs in 57 games at the Triple-A level this season.

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• Padres' Kevin Plawecki: Signed by SD to minor-league deal

  05/20/2023 • By RotoWire

  Plawecki signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Saturday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Plawecki opted out of his minor-league contract with the Nationals on Tuesday, and it didn't take the veteran backstop long to find a new club. Plawecki will need to be added to the 40-man roster to help the Padres in 2023, but a strong showing in the Pacific Coast League could lead to him earning reps with San Diego before the campaign comes to a conclusion.

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• Kevin Plawecki: Opts out of Nats contract

  05/16/2023 • By RotoWire

  Plawecki was released by the Nationals on Tuesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports. Plawecki exercised the opt-out clause in the minor-league contract he signed with Washington in early April. The 32-year-old journeyman catcher was batting .256/.351/.342 with one home run and six RBI through 24 games (94 plate appearances) at Triple-A Rochester.

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