Christian Bethancourt Stats

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt isn't in the team's lineup on Monday to face the Los Angeles Angels and left-handed starter Tucker Davidson. The 30-year-old is hitting .238 this season with a .279 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and five stolen bases in 241 plate appearances. Instead, it'll be Francisco Mejia getting the start behind the plate and hitting sixth against the Angels. Mejia is batting .269 with a .287 on-base percentage and six home runs in 223 plate appearances this season. He's worth a look as a streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues.

over 6 months ago

The Oakland Athletics have traded catcher/first baseman Christian Bethancourt to the Tampa Bay Rays for two prospects, outfielder Cal Stevenson and pitcher Christian Fernandez. Bethancourt will provide an offensive upgrade for the Rays at catcher while providing some positional flexibility. He is likely to continue getting adequate playing time and is an option at catcher in deeper leagues. Cal Stevenson could see some playing time in Oakland but hasn't shown enough in the minors to make him fantasy relevant. Christian Fernandez has shown some flash this year in single-A but has a long way to go before he's ready for the majors.

over 6 months ago

The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent catcher/pitcher Christian Bethancourt to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Bethancourt tried to convert from catcher to reliever in 2017 and struggled to an 8.21 ERA in 41 2/3 innings at Triple-A El Paso in the Pacific Coast League. In their Tweet announcing the minor league agreement, the Brewers listed him as a catcher, so perhaps the pitching experiment is over.

over a year ago