{"id":101958,"date":"2025-08-27T23:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/101958\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:50:06","slug":"nationals-to-select-cj-stubbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/101958\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals To Select CJ Stubbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nationals are going to select catcher CJ Stubbs<\/a> to the roster, reports Andrew Golden of The Washington Post<\/a>. He will take the active roster spot of fellow backstop Drew Millas<\/a>, who suffered a finger fracture<\/a> earlier today. The Nationals already have two vacancies on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding move will be required in that department.<\/p>\n

Stubbs, 28, gets the call to the big leagues for the first time. The younger brother of Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs<\/a>, CJ spent most of his career in the Astros\u2019 minor league system. He was released in May of 2024 and then landed a minor league deal with the Nationals.<\/p>\n

He has been a decent hitter in the minors at times but isn\u2019t having a great season. From 2022 to 2024, he had a combined .202\/.323\/.404 slash line and 98 wRC+. But this year, between Double-A and Triple-A, he has a .148\/.279\/.240 line and 57 wRC+. His 11.6% walk rate is good but he\u2019s also been striking out 37.3% of the time. Baseball Prospectus<\/a> gives him strong grades for his framing on the farm.<\/p>\n

The Nationals currently have three catchers on their 40-man roster. Keibert Ruiz<\/a> has been on the concussion injured list for over a month and doesn\u2019t appear close to a return. That left Millas and Riley Adams<\/a> as the two active catchers. With Millas getting injured today, Adams was the only healthy backstop on the roster. Stubbs will step in, presumably in a backup role, and will make his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.<\/p>\n

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