Francisco Mejía Stats

The Tampa Bay Rays and catcher Francisco Mejia avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.155 million deal. The 27-year-old switch-hitting Mejia hit .242/.264/.381 with a .645 OPS, six home runs, 31 RBI and 32 runs scored in 299 plate appearances and 93 games for Tampa in 2022 in his second season with the team and sixth in the big leagues. Mejia is set to share playing time behind the dish with Christian Bethancourt in 2023, leaving him fantasy value only in two-catcher leagues. In his six major-league seasons, Mejia has slashed .241/.288/.393 with a .681 OPS, 24 home runs and 99 RBI in 305 games played.

26 days ago

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia isn't in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals and right-hander Max Castillo. Even though Mejia has been hot at the plate lately, he's hitting .225 with 46 strikeouts against right-handers and .386 with five strikeouts against lefties, so is absence from the lineup makes sense. Midseason acquisition Christian Bethancourt will start in his place, batting seventh and suiting up behind the dish.

5 months ago

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed catcher Francisco Mejia (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Fellow catcher Rene Pinto was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. This is another tough blow for the Rays. The team announced on Monday that both catcher Mike Zunino (shoulder) and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (hip) would miss the remainder of the year. Mejia's timeline is unclear right now, but his injury really tests the team's catching depth. Christian Bethancourt is starting behind the plate on Tuesday and he'll be the team's primary catcher for now with Pinto serving as his backup.

over 6 months ago