Catcher went unclaimed on outright waivers after being designated for a signment on Sunday, the Padres announced. Hes been a signed outright to Triple-A El Paso to begin the season, meaning hell stick with the organization as a depth option but wont occupy a spot on the 40-man roster. Sullivan has neither the requisite service time nor the prior outright needed to reject todays a signment in favor of free agency. Sullivan, 31, has appeared in 40 games and taken Cam Reddish Jersey 103 plate appearances with San Diego over the past two seasons. Hes a .206/.243/.299 hitter with a pair of homers, a 22.3% strikeout rate and a 4.9% walk rate in that time. Hes delivered solid offense in Triple-A, however, hitting .287/.367/.497 with 24 homers, 47 doubles and nearly as many walks (11.1%) as strikeouts (11.9%) over the course of 732 plate appearances there. Defensively, Sullivan has received shaky grades for both his framing and throwing. Hes shown some defensive versatility though, logging 723 career innings in left field, 694 at third base and 35 at first base in the minors (all in addition to 4547 innings behind the plate). Now that Sullivan has cleared waivers, hell be in El Paso alongside the recently optioned . Theyll be first up in the event of injuries or changes to the big league catching tandem of and . Trae Young Jersey