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Christian Vazquez

#2 C / Houston Astros / EXP: 11YRS Height: 5-8 Weight: 205 lb Age: 36 College: None Bats/Throws -/-

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  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Goes yard in win

    Christian Vazquez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Angels.Vazquez has homered in his last two games and now has seven long balls on the year. His blast in the third inning opened the scoring Wednesday. The veteran catcher is hitting .219 with a .628 OPS, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles over 233 plate appearances. Vazquez has seen a slight uptick in playing time lately while Yainer Diaz is stuck in a 3-for-23 slump.

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    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Poaching playing time from Diaz

    Christian Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.Though he'll hit the bench for the series finale, Vazquez may have temporarily pushed his way into a timeshare at catcher with the slumping Yainer Diaz. Since closing July with a pair of four-hit games, Diaz has produced a lowly .179/.233/.179 slash line through 12 contests in August. Vazquez drew starts over Diaz in each of the previous three games, going 2-for-6 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Back in No. 2 role

    Christian Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Toronto.After serving as the Houston Astros' primary option behind the plate for about six weeks, Vazquez has moved down to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart following Yainer Diaz's return from the injured list last Tuesday. In the Astros' ensuing six games, Diaz has made four starts to Vazquez's two.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Handed day off

    Christian Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.Vazquez will get a breather for the series finale after he had started behind the plate in four straight games. Rookie Collin Price will handle catching duties Sunday.

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    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Exiting starting lineup

    Christian Vazquez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.After starting at catcher each of the last three days, Vazquez will get a break for Monday's series opener versus the Halos. Collin Price will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Houston Astros

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    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Idle Tuesday

    Christian Vazquez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.Vazquez will take a seat Tuesday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during Monday's series opener. Cesar Salazar will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Sitting Saturday

    Christian Vazquez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.Vazquez will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a homer and an additional RBI during Friday's win. Cesar Salazar will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.

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    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Heading to bench Sunday

    Christian Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.Cesar Salazar will handle catching duties in the series finale. Vazquez is expected to see the bulk of the playing time behind the plate while Yainer Diaz (oblique) remains on the shelf, but he typically bats near the bottom of the lineup and likely won't carry much fantasy value outside of deep two-catcher mixed leagues or AL-only formats.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Astros' Christian Vazquez: Absent from lineup

    Christian Vazquez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Dodgers.Vazquez is at the top of the Houston Astros' catcher depth chart following the injury to Yainer Diaz (oblique), but he'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Cesar Salazar is doing the catching and batting ninth in what will be his season debut with the big club.

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    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Idle Saturday

    Yainer Diaz is not in the Houston Astros' starting lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.Diaz will take a seat after starting in both of the Astros' last two games, going 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in that span. Christian Vazquez bat eighth while doing the catching for Lance McCullers.

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