Astros: Juan Centeno is placed on waivers

Juan Centeno’s future with the Astros is up in the air after being placed on waivers.

Early this week, Jake Kaplan wrote that Evan Gattis would most likely be the Astros’ primary DH in 2018. In that article, Kaplan hinted that Juan Centeno would most likely be placed on waivers. The hope is that he will clear waivers and be removed from the 40-man roster. They hope they hang onto the catcher.

Centeno was indeed placed on waivers, meaning any team could claim him. Should he clear waivers, he will be outrighted to Triple-A. They are trying to clear space on the 40-man roster before the upcoming Winter Meetings.

If they were going to do this, why did they wait until after the deadline to protect…