The Braves have added another catcher to the organizational mix, signing Chuckie Robinson to a minor league deal and plugging him into the lineup tonight for Triple-A Gwinnett.
Robinson lands in Atlanta about a week after the Dodgers let him go. That move came at the same time Los Angeles signed Chadwick Tromp, a catcher who has often served as Atlanta depth in recent seasons.
Robinson’s return to the Braves organization isn’t exactly a cold introduction, either. Atlanta claimed him off waivers from the Dodgers last September and carried him through the end of the regular season before outrighting him at the start of the offseason.
That opened the door for him to go back to the Dodgers on a minor league contract.
The 31-year-old has already seen a little bit of big league time with Los Angeles this year, but the results were rough. Robinson went 2-23 in eight MLB games. Over parts of four major league seasons, he owns a .124/.157/.176 line.
At Triple-A, though, the bat has looked more usable. Robinson carries a .264/.330/.408 slash line at that level.
Atlanta is clearly betting more on the glove and the way he handles a staff than on what he brings offensively. Robinson has now had multiple runs in the Dodgers organization and now another with the Braves. He joins Sandy León and Maverick Handley at Gwinnett as non-roster depth behind Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy in case the club needs another catcher.
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