| Tue Nov 15 2011 | 20:38 | D-Backs sign C Ryan Budde to minors deal | ||||
Diamondbacks signed C Ryan Budde to a minor league contract. | ||||||
Budde spent the entire 2011 season with Triple-A Las Vegas, batting .234/.331/.376 with seven homers and 30 RBI over 254 plate appearances. The 32-year-old backstop appeared in 29 games with the Angels from 2007-2010. He'll likely serve as organization depth for Arizona. | ||||||
| Source: Sosnick Cobbe Sports on Twitter | ||||||
| Sun Dec 19 2010 | 13:00 | Blue Jays sign C Ryan Budde to minors deal | ||||
Blue Jays signed C Ryan Budde to a minor league contract. | ||||||
The Angels designated Budde for assignment last week to clear a spot on their 40-man roster. Budde, 31, has a .212/.235/.364 career batting line over 33 big league at-bats. He'll likely only get a shot with Toronto if the Blue Jays suffer injuries at catcher. | ||||||
| Source: Jerry Crasnick on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Dec 14 2010 | 15:14 | Angels DFA catcher Ryan Budde | ||||
Angels designated C Ryan Budde for assignment. | ||||||
The Angels had to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for recently-signed reliever Scott Downs. Budde, 31, has a .212/.235/.364 career batting line over 33 big league at-bats. It was an easy move. | ||||||
| Mon May 17 2010 | 08:40 | Angels option Budde back to Triple-A | ||||
Angels optioned C Ryan Budde to Triple-A Salt Lake. | ||||||
Bobby Wilson has returned to health and reclaimed the Angels' backup catching gig. Budde spent about three weeks in the majors, batting .400 (4-for-10) with a home run and three RBI. He could be back later. | ||||||
| Sat Apr 24 2010 | 14:35 | Budde recalled to replace Wilson | ||||
Angels recalled C Ryan Budde from Triple-A Salt Lake. | ||||||
Budde will take the place of Bobby Wilson as Mike Napoli's backup. Some had hoped this would be Hank Conger, but that would be a mistake at this point. Conger needs consistent playing time at Triple-A, not the occasional pinch-hitting appearance at the majors, so Budde gets the call. | ||||||