José Herrera cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Reno after being designated for assignment when Gabriel Moreno returned from the injured list. Herrera has served as a light-hitting backup across parts of four seasons, including three seasons backing Moreno. He is a switch-hitter with 204 plate appearances this season, slashing .187/.285/.259 with two home runs and three career homers in 562 trips to the plate. The Diamondbacks valued his defense and clubhouse presence despite a .200/.280/.259 lifetime batting line. James McCann has provided offense recently and is expected to pair with Moreno. Herrera can become a minor-league free agent at season's end unless re-added to the MLB roster.
D-Backs catcher José Herrera went unclaimed on waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Reno, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Arizona designated him for assignment when Gabriel Moreno returned from the injured list last week. Herrera has played parts of four seasons as a light-hitting backup. He's worked behind Moreno for the past three of those. The switch-hitting Herrera has tallied 204 plate appearances this season. He has slashed .187/.285/.259 with a pair of home runs. He has hit a trio of homers among his 562 career trips to the dish.
The Diamondbacks valued Herrera's glove and clubhouse presence enough to stick with him as a backup despite his lifetime .200/.280/.259 batting line. Veteran James McCann, signed when Moreno went on the IL in late June, has hit three homers with a .326 on-base percentage in 30 games. McCann figures to pair with Moreno for the final month of the season. Herrera will become a minor league free agent at the end of the regular season unless the D-Backs add him back to the MLB roster in the next few weeks.
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