[irish1]

Catchers that can hit are so few Yet no one is making this guy any offers. The Mets or Red Sox and alot of other teams should low ball the hell out of this guy. Offer a 1 year 8 million deal with incentives to 11 million, like play 100 games and get 2 million and all star 1 million. Play on the Mets or Red Sox and actually have a shot at the Fall Classic. Have a good year then back the truck up the following season. Is this dude still hurt that we don't know about or what????

[irish1]

The Nationals paid to much for someone with no current offers and recovering from injuries. ///////////////////// The club has not confirmed the deal, which is reportedly a two-year, $21 million contract with an option after the first season. Wieters would get $10 million in 2017 and $11 million if he returns in '18.Wieters, who turns 31 in May, could help fill a void left after the Nationals lost starting catcher Wilson Ramos, who tore his ACL in September and signed with the Rays during free agency. Wieters spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Orioles, where he became a four-time All-Star, most recently in 2016. He has always been a strong offensive player, and adding him to the mix would lengthen an already deep Nationals lineup.


However, Wieters comes with questions. He had Tommy John surgery in 2014 that limited him to 101 games between 2014-15. This past season, he appeared in 124 games and hit .243/.302/.409 with 17 home runs and a career-low 87 OPS+, where 100 is the league average. His pitch-framing metrics have been poor at minus 7.3 runs below average, per StatCorner.

[irish1]

So, they didn't sign a catcher who hit well over .300 because of injuries in Ramos but they sign an injury prone Matt Wieters. Ramos signed a 2 year deal with Tampa Bay for 12.5 million and the Nationals are paying Wieters 2 year 21 mil.

[jt315]

If I'm a Nats fan my team is better today than it was yesterday.
Big upgrade at catcher for a team who's window is closing.