MLB Player News

Royals catcher Salvador Perez (concussion) has been cleared to participate in a very light workout, the Kansas City Star reports Wednesday. Perez will get on the exercise bike for 15 minutes. 

The catcher will attempt to catch a bullpen Friday while wearing a hockey-style mask. That said, that schedule is very tentative at this time. 

Perez woke up Tuesday without a headache for the first time since suffering his concussion. The catcher for the Royals was batting .278 before suffering his injury. He has four home runs and 43 RBI. 

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee Tuesday, MLB.com reports. Grandal is expected to need nine to 12 months of recovery time after the operation to repair his ACL.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco is not in the team's starting lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Mesoraco will be replaced by Corky Miller, who will hit eighth. With Ryan Hanigan out with a wrist injury, Mesoraco has received the full-time workload behind the plate. He's hitting .250/.308/.404 in 228 at-bats. 

Royals injured catcher Salvador Perez, who has been placed on the 7-day disabled list for concussions, told club officials Tuesday that he awoke for the first time without any headaches, the Kansas City Star reports. 

Perez had been diagnosed with a "low grade" concussion. He is hoping to return when first eligible for the Royals. 

The backstop for the Royals was batting .278 before getting hurt with four homers and 43 RBI over 335 at-bats. 

Indians catcher Yan Gomes is currently hitting .310 with seven home runs and nine doubles over just 155 at-bats. The 26-year-old, acquired in the Esmil Rogers deal over the winter, has been even better lately, hitting .385 with a .980 OPS since July 1.

The main problem with Gomes is his playing time -- a .385 average over 12 games is nice, but Gomes hit just one home run in that span, with five runs scored. Still, as a second catcher in a 12-team Roto league, Gomes isn't hurting a team. And with these great numbers in part-time play, Gomes has proven his worth as someone who can handle several positions (first base, catcher, DH, and even left field and third base) in case someone gets injured. The bonus if that happens would be Gomes retianing his catcher eligibility for Fantasy purposes. 

Gomes makes for a nice, cheap keeper acquisition in deeper leagues right now (he's already earned catcher eligibility for 2014), and has some value in deeper leagues for the rest of 2013 as a second catcher. With the Indians making a postseason push, we may see Gomes spell Carlos Santana behind the plate as we get deeper into the season. 

Major League Baseball announced Monday Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal will not receive any additional discipline after he already served a 50-game suspension as a result of his violation of the joint drug prevention and treatment program stemming from his connection to the Biogensis investigation. Grandal is already out for the rest of the season because of knee surgery.

FOX Sports reports among the players accepting 50-game suspensions for their connection to the Biogenesis investigation are Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo, Mets infielder Jordany Valdespin , Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, Mets outfielder Cesar Puello, Astros reliever Sergio Escalona, Padres reliever Fautino De Los Santos, Yankees outfielder Fernando Martinez and free-agent pitcher Jordan Norberto.

The report also states Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal and Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera will be dealt no additional discipline. Also, no violations were found against Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez and Orioles infielder Danny Valencia.

The Royals have placed catcher Salvador Perez on the seven-day concussion disabled list, the Kansas City Star reports.

Perez was diagnosed with a "low grade" concussion and spent the night in the hospital undergoing tests. His response to those tests will likely determine how much time he will miss. Perez was hitting .278/.309/.382 on the season.

Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco played a big part in his team's 8-3 win over the Cardinals Saturday, going 2 for 4 with two home runs and three RBI. It was Mesoraco's first multi-homer game of the season.

Mesoraco has hit .257/.316/.414 with eight home runs and 32 RBI in 222 at-bats.

The Diamondbacks selected the contract of catcher Tuffy Gosewisch from Triple-A Reno Thursday after placing starting catcher Miguel Montero on the disabled list with a back injury. Gosewisch hit .285 with six home runs and 30 RBI in 66 games for Reno.