Seby

Zavala

Zavala exercises an upward mobility clause, which essentially places him on waivers. If anyone was willing to add him to the 40-man roster, he would head to that team. No one made that claim, so Zavala will be org depth in Triple-A.

It’ll be Seby Zavala handling the catching duties during Wednesday’s Grapefruit League nightcap. Fantasy managers should consider Wong day-to-day for now.

Zavala fortifies Boston’s catching depth behind Connor Wong. He makes sense as a temporary stopgap until top prospect Kyle Teel is ready to ascend to the big leagues at some point next year. The 31-year-old journeyman backstop holds a lifetime .613 OPS in 194 contests in the majors since 2019.

Zavala was designated for assignment on Friday but went unclaimed, so he will remain with the Mariners as veteran catching depth. He hit .154/.214/.282 in 18 games for Seattle this season.

Zavala didn’t play this time around in his three days with the Mariners. He’s hit .154/.214/.282 in 18 games for Seattle this season.

Zavala is coming up as catching depth with Luis Castillo going on the injured list. Yimi García was transferred to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move to make room on the 40-man roster. Zavala has appeared in 18 games with the Mariners this year hitting .154 with one home run and two RBI.

It’s his second time being outrighted in the last few weeks. He has the choice of becoming a free agent, but he opted to stay with the Mariners last time around.

Zavala wasn’t long for Seattle’s active roster since Mitch Garver was able to get back into the lineup earlier this week after being hit by a pitch in the wrist last weekend. The 30-year-old backstop spent a couple days in the big leagues as emergency catching depth and will most likely pass through waivers unclaimed for the second time this year.

Zavala joins Seattle’s active roster ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Orioles as emergency catching depth with veteran backstop Mitch Garver dealing with a wrist contusion. It might end up being a short stint in the big leagues for Zavala unless Garver requires a trip to the injured list.

It wouldn’t be shocking to see Zavala elect free agency after passing through waivers unclaimed, but he could wind up sticking around as valuable organizational catching depth. The 30-year-old backstop was removed from Seattle’s 40-man roster earlier this week after getting into 18 contests for the Mariners.