White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Re-signs with White Sox
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The White Sox recently re-signed Gonzalez to a minor-league contract, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Gonzalez reached the big leagues for the first time in his career this past May, appearing in three games with Chicago before being optioned to Triple-A. Though he's no longer a member of the 40-man roster, Gonzalez will stick around in the organization and likely earn an invite to big-league spring training. It's likely that he'll open the 2019 campaign at Double-A Birmingham with the White Sox expected to deploy Zack Collins and Seby Zavala at Triple-A Charlotte.
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White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Shipped back to minors
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Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.
Gonzalez will report back to the Knights after recording his first career MLB hit and RBI in Sunday's win over the Brewers. A corresponding roster move has yet to be announced, but the expectation is that Kevan Smith, who was on the minor-league disabled list when Gonzalez was initially summoned to the majors, will take his place on the roster and as the White Sox's backup catcher. The 25-year-old went 1-for-9 with four strikeouts in three games before being sent back to the minors.
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White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Makes debut Saturday
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Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Tigers.
Gonzalez made his major-league debut Saturday, a couple of days after getting the callup from Triple-A Charlotte. The 25-year-old Gonzalez has a reputation as a good pitch framer, but his .163/.271/.185 line at Triple-A should scare off fantasy owners. He and Omar Narvaez, who leads the majors in passed balls (eight), will share the catching duties until Welington Castillo finishes serving his 80-game suspension.
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White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Recalled from minors
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Gonzalez was called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.
Gonzalez will surface in the big leagues for the first time in his career after MLB suspended Welington Castillo for 80 games and Leury Garcia was placed on the disabled list. He figures to share playing time behind the plate with Omar Narvaez moving forward, as Castillo won't be eligible to return until mid-August.
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White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Outrighted to Double-A
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Gonzalez was outrighted to Double-A Birmingham on Sunday, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Gonzalez was already assigned to Birmingham, so the move was made to open up a spot on the 40-man roster. Gonzalez played 71 games with Birmingham this season, over which he hit .208/.306/.301.
White Sox's Alfredo Gonzalez: Has been acquired by White Sox
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Gonzalez was acquired by the White Sox on Saturday.
Gonzalez was designated for assignment by the Astros last Saturday and will be going to Double-A Birmingham after the Astros traded him for cash considerations. In order to make room for Gonzalez on the 40-man roster, Daniel Webb was transferred to the 60-day disabled list in a corresponding move.
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Astros' Alfredo Gonzalez: DFA'd by Astros
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Gonzalez was designated for assignment by the Astros on Saturday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Gonzalez is currently playing at Double-A Corpus Christi, and the move will take him off of the 40-man roster, clearing a spot for a first base prospect A.J. Reed, who will be promoted this weekend. The 23-year-old is hitting just .158 through 44 games, registering 40 strikeouts in 146 at-bats.
Astros' Alfredo Gonzalez: Optioned to minor league camp
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Gonzalez was optioned to minor league camp Thursday.
Despite losing Max Stassi (wrist) to injury for the first month of the season, the Astros were never considering Gonzalez -- who lacks experience above Double-A -- to be their No. 2 catcher behind Jason Castro. He'll likely return to Corpus Christi or report to Triple-A Fresno to open 2016.
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Astros' Alfredo Gonzalez: New backup to Jason Castro?
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Besides starter Jason Castro, Gonzalez is the only other healthy catcher on Houston's 40-man roster.
Gonzalez, who is 1-for-5 with a walk through six Grapefruit League appearances, lacks experience above Double-A and is unlikely to be the No. 2 catcher behind Castro on Opening Day. With Max Stassi (wrist) set to miss the first month of the season, Houston will explore the catcher trade market to fill the backup role, or possibly use Evan Gattis (sports hernia) as a short-term solution if healthy.
