Taylor Gushue C FA Mon 3/28/22 7:43 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
The Nationals reassigned Gushue to minor-league camp Monday, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gushue made his MLB debut with the Cubs in 2021, seeing action in two games. He was outrighted off the 40-man roster in July and elected free agency this offseason before signing with the Nationals on a minor-league deal in February. Gushue is expected to serve as organizational catching depth at Triple-A Rochester for most of the 2022 season.
Taylor Gushue C FA Thu 2/10/22 8:21 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
Gushue signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals on Wednesday, according to the MLB transaction log.
EDGE Analysis
Gushue spent the 2021 season in the Cubs organization, earning the majority of his playing time at Triple-A Iowa while hitting .223/.295/.377 across 277 plate appearances. He appeared in only two games at the big-league level and is likely to serve as insurance for Keibert Ruiz and Riley Adams behind the dish in Washington.
Taylor Gushue C FA Thu 7/8/21 4:54 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
Gushue cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gushue was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday but will remain in the organization after going unclaimed on waivers. He'll report to Iowa, where he has a .272/.328/.440 slash line with five homers, 27 RBI and 14 runs in 36 games.
Taylor Gushue C FA Mon 7/5/21 4:44 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
The Cubs designated Gushue for assignment Monday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gushue appeared in two games, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts after the Cubs called him up Wednesday. Now, he gets demoted to make way for veteran backstop Robinson Chirinos, whom the Cubs signed and activated Monday.
Taylor Gushue C FA Wed 6/30/21 12:31 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
Gushue's contract was selected by the Cubs on Wednesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gushue served as a non-roster invitee during camp this spring and will now serve as the Cubs' backup catcher after Jose Lobaton (shoulder) was placed on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Gushue hit .272 with five home runs and 27 RBI in 36 games with Triple-A Iowa to begin the year, but he hasn't yet made his major-league debut.
Taylor Gushue C FA Fri 2/12/21 5:21 PM
Taylor Gushue
C FA
Gushue signed a minor-league deal with the Cubs on Friday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 27-year-old was in Washington's 60-player pool last year and spent the entire season at the alternate training site. Gushue had an .875 OPS in 74 games at Triple-A in 2019 and has yet to make his big-league debut.