Redleg Nation · Jan 8, 2021
Reds sign catcher Rocky Gale. invite him to spring training
The Cincinnati Reds have signed free agent catcher Rocky Gale to a minor league contract for the 2021 season that includes an invitation to spring training. The soon-to-be 33-year-old catcher has had very limited action in the Major Leagues in parts of four seasons. In both 2015 and 2017 he got 10 at-bats for the San Diego Padres. In the 2018 season he played in three games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting two at-bats. During the 2019 season he played in five games for Los Angeles and picked up 15 at-bats. In his 37 plate appearances in Major League Baseball he’s never drawn a walk, struck out 11 times, homered once, and picked up four hits for a .108/.108/.189 line.