Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox signed veteran catcher David Ross to a minor-league deal... with an eye to grooming him to be the third catcher behind Jason Varitek and Kevin Cash.
Ross was DFA'ed by the Reds a short while ago, and released on August 18th (is my birthday unlucky for ballplayers or what?). He's another Georgia boy, so I'm sure J.D. is psyched about this latest development. I am choosing to overlook the fact that he went to the University of Florida - nobody's perfect, I suppose.
I know a certain Reds pitcher who is probably mighty jealous of David Ross right about now...
on August 21, 2008 1:11 PM
Ross was actually Bronson's "personal catcher" (do with that what you will). He's a good acquisition for the Sox. The Reds just didn't have a place for him with Bako already there and their new "youth movement".