The Philadelphia Phillies place Rod Barajas on the DL
The Phillies have placed catcher Rod Barajas on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain. Barajas has played in 43 games this season and he is 25 for 117 (.214 avg, .719 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 4 homers and 9 RBIs. Chris Coste will take over as the backup catcher now and he is a much better hitter than Barajas….but he’s not even close to him on defense. Coste has played in 21 games this season for the Phillies and he is 19 for 52 (.365 avg, .889 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 10 RBIs.