Chad

Wallach

Wallach got into exactly one game for the Angels this past season and is merely emergency organizational depth at this advanced stage of his career. The 33-year-old journeyman backstop has appeared in 156 contests in the big leagues dating back to 2017.

Wallach figures to stick around as emergency catching depth for the Angels for the final two weeks of the season before heading to minor league free agency. The 33-year-old journeyman backstop got into one game last week for the Halos while Travis d’Arnaud and Logan O’Hoppe were on the injured list.

Wallach got into one game for the Angels after being brought up last week from Triple-A when Travis d’Arnaud hit the concussion injured list.

With Travis d’Arnaud landing on the 7-day concussion injured list on Friday, Wallach will rejoin the Angels to provide some depth behind the plate. The 33-year-old backstop is a career .198/.263/.328 hitter at the big league level and can be ignored for fantasy purposes.

Wallach returns to Los Angeles, where he last appeared in the big leagues back in 2023, just a couple days after being released by the Rangers. The 33-year-old veteran backstop is merely emergency organizational catching depth at this advanced stage of his career.

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News adds that Ahmed and Barnhart are still weighing the possibility of opting out of their minor league deals to hit free agency. There are no real surprises here among the latest batch of cuts, but Osuna stands out since he made a really strong impression this spring to put himself in position as an option for the Rangers outfield mix at some point later this year.

The 33-year-old backstop spent the 2024 season in the Angels’ organization, where he slashed .247/.337/.430 with 12 homers and 46 RBI in 335 plate appearances at Triple-A Salt Lake. He’ll provide some quality depth behind the plate for the Rangers.

Wallach returns for another stint with Los Angeles as emergency catching depth behind starter Logan O’Hoppe. The 32-year-old veteran backstop got into a career-high 65 contests for the Angels this past season, batting .197/.259/.376 with seven homers across 172 plate appearances. He’s merely extra organizational depth at this juncture of his career.

For the time being, the 31-year-old backstop will head to Triple-A where he’ll continue to serve as extra depth for the Angels. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him in a new uniform at some point during the 2024 season though. Wallach hit just .197/.259/.376 with seven homers and 15 RBI in 172 plate appearances at the big league level during the 2023 campaign.

After playing in the last two contests, O’Hoppe will take Sunday afternoon off to rest his legs. Since returning from the injured list, the 23-year-old is hitting .125/.192/.250 with one homer over 26 plate appearances. Chad Wallach will catch Griffin Canning and bat eighth in his absence.