The White Sox have made their call behind the plate, and Edgar Quero is the one headed back to Charlotte.
Before Friday’s game in Detroit, Chicago added Jake Rogers to the 26-man roster after claiming the catcher off waivers from the Red Sox, then optioned Quero to Class AAA. It’s the third time this season Quero has been sent down, and it comes at a moment when his bat finally looked like it was waking up.
Quero’s season has been rough by any measure. The 23-year-old catcher is hitting .208 with three home runs and a .541 OPS in 65 games.
That said, the last couple of weeks offered a different picture. Since returning to the big leagues after Kyle Teel’s injury on July 22, Quero has gone 10-for-33, a .303 clip that bumped his average from .183 to .208.
Over his last 15 big league games, he’s hitting .280. He also went 4-for-8 with a homer and three RBI during the Reds series.
That matters because Quero had been working to get his mechanics back on track after losing his timing, and it looked like he might have finally found something. Instead, he’s being sent out just as he’s starting to string together better at-bats.
The Rogers addition makes sense on its own. He’s a veteran who brings power potential, and he’s been described as a strong game-caller with at least serviceable defense. The part that doesn’t add up is the White Sox’ continued commitment to Drew Romo over Quero.
Romo came over on waivers from the Mets this offseason after spending time with a couple teams, and he arrived with some prospect buzz from his Rockies days. He flashed immediately, blasting five home runs in his first 10 games, but the production has cratered since then. In 50 games, Romo is hitting .132 with a .499 OPS, and his 42 strikeouts more than double his 20 hits.
The defense is the only real argument for keeping him around, but even that case is limited. Romo’s glove has been average this season, which is better than Quero’s work behind the plate, but not enough to outweigh the dead spot he’s created in the lineup most nights. He did have a good series against Cincinnati, going 2-for-4 with his sixth homer in his lone start, but he followed that with an 0-for-4 Friday night, which fit the pattern of a bat that just hasn’t been competitive often enough.
Quero, for all his struggles, still looks like the better offensive option right now. He’s only 24, and the White Sox clearly once believed in him enough to view him as a catcher of the future. With Kyle Teel due back in a few weeks, this may not last long anyway, but for the moment Chicago chose the hot-hand route in the opposite direction and sent down the player who seemed to be finding his footing.
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