The Twins have claimed catcher off waivers from the Athletics, per an announcement from the latter club, who designated him for a signment a few days ago. reports that the Twins have optioned Pereda to Triple-A St. Paul and designated catcher for a signment as the corresponding move. Pereda, 29, has a major league track record which is both small and unimpre sive. In 39 games with the Marlins and As, he has stepped to the plate 86 times and slashed .203/.267/.228. The Marlins designated him for a signment in the offseason and flipped him to Bill Madlock Jersey the As for cash. His minor league work is greater in both quantity and quality. From 2022 to the present, he has stepped to the plate 811 times at the Triple-A level. In those plate appearances, his 19.1% strikeout rate and 13.3% walk rate are both solid figures. His combined .302/.394/.427 batting line in that span leads to a 118 wRC, indicating hes been 18% above league average. Defensively, has ranked him as an above-average framer during his Triple-A time, though with his blocking a bit below par. Camargo, 26, has a somewhat similar big league profile. He has only appeared in five big league games with seven plate appearances, leading to a .000/.143/.000 line. However, his minor league work hasnt been as strong. Dating back to 2023, the first year Camargo reached Triple-A, he has a combined .237/.305/.439 batting line and 83 wRC+. That includes a rough .212/.258/.319 line here in 2025. He has been punched out in 32% of his plate appearances since the start of 2023 while only drawing walks at a 7.7% rate. ranks him as a decent blocker but a subpar framer. Both players can be optioned for the remainder of this year and one additional season. It seems the Twins view Pereda as a better depth catcher, so they have dropped one backstop onto the roster and knocked out the other. At the big league level, they have and . The latter is an impending free agent and theoretical trade candidate. Jeffers is only under club control through 2026. If Pereda performs well with his new organization, theres a path to more big league playing time for him. Camargo heads to DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver proce s takes 48 hours, so the Twins could take five days to see if theres any trade interest. If he were to pa s through outright waivers unclaimed, he would not have the right to elect free agency, as he doesnt have a previous career outright nor three years of big league service time. Photo courtesy of Ryan Sun, Imagn Images Doug Drabek Jersey