Instead, he’ll report to Memphis and try to work his way back to the big leagues. He’s generally considered a solid defender, having positive framing marks from both FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus.īarrera had a previous career outright, which gave him the right to reject this assignment and elect free agency. 231/.317/.315 batting line in the majors coming into this year but his minor league slash line is a stronger. Prior to joining the Cardinals, he had spent his entire career with the Nationals. Barrera got into six games but only received two plate appearances before being placed on waivers. Barrera was essentially the backup to Andrew Knizner at that time, though the club quickly returned Contreras to catching duty less than a week after stopping him from doing so. He got called up to the big leagues around the same time that the club made the strange decision to shift Willson Contreras away from catching. That indicates he cleared waivers after being cut from the roster last week.īarrera, 28, was signed by the Cards to a minor league deal in the offseason. Catcher Tres Barrera has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Memphis, reports Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat.
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