JOSE MORALES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Hernandez, Kensing, Morales — Contract Data

As per Jenifer Langosch, Anderson Hernandez will make $500K, Jose Morales will make $650K, and Logan Kensing will make $675K if they make the major league roster.  With the recently passed Collective Bargaining Agreement, the major league minimum salary will be $480K in 2012 so none of these deals are significantly above minimum. Morales also has a clause that he can ask for his...
Via Pirates Prospects  |  January 09, 2012

Morales agrees to Minor League deal with Bucs

The Pirates and Jose Morales reached an agreement on a Minor League deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training for the 28-year-old catcher.
Via mlb.com  |  December 07, 2011

The Colorado Rockies place Jose Morales on the 60-day disabled list

The Rockies have placed 28-year old switch-hitting catcher Jose Morales on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to June 16th due to a fractured left thumb. Morales has played in 22 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 16 for 60 (.267 avg, .669 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers and 7 RBIs. The Rockies have called up 28-year old righty swinging catcher Matt Pagnozzi to...
Via Rockies Locker  |  June 17, 2011

Rockies place backup catcher Jose Morales on DL

Jose Morales went on the 60-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb on Friday, two days after the Colorado Rockies' backup catcher suffered the injury when a foul ball struck his hand while he worked behind the plate. Colorado purchased the contract of catcher Matt Pagnozzi from its Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs to replace Morales on the roster. Pagnozzi was in uniform...
Via AP on Fox  |  June 17, 2011

Jose Morales Traded, Site News, Blyleven News

Starting off with the Twins news, the Twins sent backup/3rd catcher Jose Morales to Colorado today in exchange for lefty Paul Bargas. Morales had a pretty much exactly average year at AAA this year for the Twins, and though he had a couple hot streaks in the past, his bat didn’t justify keeping him on the roster over Drew Butera, who may be a god awful hitter but is really good...
Via Twinkie Talk  |  December 16, 2010

Twins pick up lefty Bargas for catcher Morales

The Twins acquired some Minor League pitching depth in a trade with the Rockies on Thursday, picking up left-hander Paul Bargas in exchange for catcher Jose Morales.
Via mlb.com  |  December 16, 2010

Morales leads Twins' rally past Indians

Jose Morales tied the game with his two-out, RBI double in the sixth inning and starting a rally that carried the Twins to a 5-1 victory over the Indians and completed the series sweep at Target Field.
Via mlb.com  |  September 22, 2010

Drew Butera vs. Jose Morales

I can’t sleep, so here’s a 600-word entry on the Twins’ backup catching situation. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Drew Butera hits like a National League pitcher. He has no power whatsoever, he rarely ever gets on base, he’s drawn all of one walk in 81 plate appearances, while striking out 15 times. Ordinarily, one might look at his .213 batting average on balls in...
Via Twinkie Talk  |  August 03, 2010

Morales excited to help Twins

Jose Morales admits he was surprised when he got the news on Sunday that he would be joining the Twins, filling the roster spot left open by injured second baseman Orlando Hudson.
Via mlb.com  |  July 26, 2010

Who Should Be The Twins Backup Catcher?

A 4ish hour argument erupted on Twitter today over who should serve as the Twins interim backup catcher while Jose Morales is out after having wrist surgery. Fortunately the biggest issue for the Twins heading into the year (besides Joe Nathan) is who is going to be backup catcher for a month, so that’s good. The [...]
Via Twinkie Talk  |  March 30, 2010
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