Stassi will sit Friday against the Astros, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi started behind the play on Opening Day but will hit the bench for the second game of the season. That could signal that Stassi will be used less frequently than other starting catchers this year, or it could simply be a way to ease him into a heavier regular-season workload. Kurt Suzuki will catch Reid Detmers in his absence.

Stassi signed a three-year extension worth $17.5 million with the Angels on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi and the Angels avoided arbitration after agreeing to terms on a one-year deal worth $3 million Tuesday. He was set to become a free agent at the close of the 2022 campaign, though he should now be in line for significant playing time behind the dish for the next several seasons. Stassi has posted 136 and 107 wRC+ marks in the last two seasons, respectively, so he has some offensive punch relative to the position.

Stassi signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Angels on Tuesday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The agreement allows the two sides to avoid arbitration. He's coming off a solid season which saw him hit .241/.326/.426 with 13 homers in 87 games, though his 31.7 percent strikeout rate creates some risk heading into the upcoming season.

Stassi is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Kurt Suzuki catches and bats cleanup in the regular-season finale. Stassi, barring a plate appearance Sunday, slashed .241/.326/.426 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 2021.

Stassi isn't starting Friday against the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts Thursday and will head back to the bench as he continues to alternate starts behind the dish. Kurt Suzuki will start at catcher and bat cleanup.

Stassi isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a strikeout in Tuesday's series opener, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the dish and bat cleanup.

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi put the Angels up early with a two-run blast in the second but the team only managed three hits the rest of the night and was unable to score again. The 30-year-old backstop does have two home runs over his last three games to put him at 13 for the year, but he's hitting a pedestrian .180/.279/.320 with four homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs scored and 14:48 BB:K in 37 games since the beginning of August.

Stassi is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old backstop gets an afternoon off after going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks Saturday and hitting .179 with three RBI in his last 10 games. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the dish.

Stassi went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi slammed a two-run home run off Logan Gilbert in the fourth inning to put the Angels on the board. In addition, he drove in Jack Mayfield on a sixth-inning single. It was Stassi's first long ball since Aug. 19, and since that date he's batting .174. On the season, the catcher is slashing .251/.334/.434 with 12 home runs, 33 RBI and 43 runs scored in 302 plate appearances.

Stassi is not in the lineup Thursday against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Stassi has started each of the Angels' last two games, during which he's collected one hit and one walk across eight plate appearances. Kurt Suzuki will take over behind the dish and hit seventh in Stassi's place.