Reese

McGuire

No surprise here. McGuire went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment over the weekend. The 31-year-old journeyman backstop went 5-for-29 with three RBI in 11 games for the White Sox this season. He’ll probably be able to latch on somewhere rather quickly as emergency catching depth at the Triple-A level.

Chicago is pulling the plug on the McGuire experiment after he went 5-for-29 with three RBI in 11 games. The well-traveled 31-year-old signed a one-year pact following Kyle Teel’s hamstring injury last month.

Quero has seen his playing time dry up a bit, and has now sat three of the last five games in favor of Reese McGuire. That’ll happen when you hit .161/.273/.179 in your first 19 games. Outside of dynasty leagues, Quero isn’t a must-hold — and he probably should be benched at this point in most fantasy formats.

McGuire officially joins the White Sox a day after he opted out of his minor-league contract with the Brewers. The 31-year-old will be a backup backstop for Chicago, but there’s a good chance he’s booted from the roster when Kyle Teel returns from injury.

McGuire opted out of his minor league contract Saturday, and he’ll find an MLB oppportunity a day or so later. The 31-year-old will likely be the backup to Edgar Quero while Kyle Teel (hamstring) gets healthy.

McGuire exercised the opt-out in his minor league contract with the club after failing to make the season-opening roster. The 31-year-old backstop was in camp on a minor league deal as a non-roster invitee. He should be able to land on his feet somewhere else, but will likely have to settle for another minor league pact.

The Brewers had been eyeing McGuire as a backup for William Contreras, and he may still win that job, but the team has not committed an MLB contract to him as of yet. The 30-year-old hit .226/.245/.444 in 140 plate appearances for the Cubs last season but continued to post positive framing grades behind the plate, which we know the Brewers value.

That makes sense. The Brewers only need a cheap backup with William Contreras in house and Jeferson Quero hopefully ready to step in if disaster strikes, and McGuire is a plus defender, if nothing else. He hit .226/.245/.444 in 140 plate appearances for the Cubs last season, and his EV numbers did not back up the surprising power spike.

McGuire wound up with just a .245 OBP for the Cubs last season, but he hit nine homers in 140 plate appearances and played quality defense behind the plate while filling in for Miguel Amaya. The Cubs weren’t going to keep him around as an out-of-options third catcher, but he might be able to land a backup gig somewhere. That said, if any team was especially interested, it could have sent the Cubs a minor prospect for him before he hit free agency.

McGuire’s 389-foot shot to right-center would have been a homer in just five ballparks, but it proved sufficient in Wrigley. It’s his second career grand slam, and it gave him his third career five-RBI game. He’ll still likely return to the bench in favor of Carson Kelly on Sunday.