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Tuesday Bantering: Another Minor League Signing

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The minor league deals keep coming.

The Jays signed catcher Alí Sánchez to a minor league deal. He turns 28 in January. A right-handed hitter from Venezuela, Sánchez was a top international signing by the Mets in 2013.

He is a very good defensive catcher but hasn’t hit much (making him the perfect Blue Jay). Amazin’ Avenue said:

While there are questions about his offense, nobody doubts Sanchez’ defensive ability behind the dish. His arm is only average, but he excels at all of the other facets of catching. He is athletic and moves well behind the plate, has a quick transfer, regularly posts good pop times, and has an accurate arm. Sanchez is an excellent framer, with TrackMan data in past seasons suggesting that his framing ability is able to save multiple runs over the course of a season. In addition, he possesses catchers’ intangibles, calling a good game and getting positive reviews by his coaches and pitchers.

Sánchez has played 38 MLB games. games with a .175/.221/.217 batting line and has not hit much better in the minors. Last year, he hit .226/.310/.361 in 48 Triple-A games, which was split between the Cubs and Marlins systems.

The Jays have Alejandro Kirk and Tyler Heineman on the 40-man roster as their catchers.


And they added some coaches:

  • Lou Iannotti, Assistant Hitting Coach.
  • Graham Johnson, Bullpen Coach.
  • Sam Greene, Assistant Pitching Coach.

Greene was a senior pitching research specialist for the Jays last year, whatever that might be. He has a masters from McGill in Analytics.

Their Media department sent out their full list of coaches:

The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays Major League Coaching Staff is now complete and is as follows:

  • John Schneider, Manager
  • Don Mattingly, Bench Coach
  • DeMarlo Hale, Associate Manager
  • Pete Walker, Pitching Coach
  • David Popkins, Hitting Coach
  • Mark Budzinski, First Base Coach
  • Carlos Febles, Third Base Coach
  • Graham Johnson, Bullpen Coach
  • Sam Greene, Assistant Pitching Coach
  • Lou Iannotti, Assistant Hitting Coach
  • Hunter Mense, Assistant Hitting Coach
  • John Lannan, Major League Mental Performance Coach

The Orioles signed Yomoyuki Sugano, a 35-year-old pitcher from Japan. He had a 1.67 ERA in 156.2 innings for the Yomiuri Giants, with 16 walks and 111 strikeouts. He’s is getting a one-year deal for $13 million.