Padres Claim Hector Sanchez

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Updated: May 12, 2016

According to Alex Pavolic of CSNBayArea.com the San Diego Padres have claimed catcher Hector Sanchez off waivers.

Padres claimed (Tim Lincecum‘s old personal catcher) Hector Sanchez on waivers. He was DFA’d by White Sox a few days back.

— Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) May 12, 2016

Dennis Lin of San Diego Union-Tribune also reported further details of the move.

Padres GM A.J. Preller says Hector Sanchez waiver claim is about adding catching depth. Carrying three catchers likely won’t be long-term.

— Dennis Lin (@sdutdennislin) May 12, 2016

Sanchez spent five years with the San Francisco Giants before joining the Chicago White Sox this season. In 2015 Sanchez played in 28 games for the Giants and hit .197.

Sanchez has always played backup to Buster Posey in San Francisco and will play a backup to Derek Norris if he stays on the team.

The move may mean the Padres are looking add Linceucum to their rotation. As more information surfaces on the Padres and their roster moves we will keep you up to date.

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