One potential target for the Cubs was free-agent veteran Travis d’Arnaud, but he already found a landing spot with the Angels via a two-year, $12 million pact. Looking at the free-agent market, three of the top remaining options (in alphabetical order) are Kyle Higashioka, Danny Jansen...
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Cubs Deal for Catcher Once Again ; Quest for Backstop Ends with Kendall
For much of the last decade, when you talked about catchers in the National League West, the conversation likely started with Giants perennial All-Star Buster Posey. Injuries and age have combined to limit Posey's effectiveness, and he chose not to play during last year's COVID-shortened ...
Not only would the Cubs be acquiring Caratini for the 2024 season, he is also under contract for 2025. He may not be the flashy star that Diaz is, but he would still be a quality upgrade for both this year and next. Being able to acquire a cheaper catcher upgrade would be a good ...
The 36-year-old is now entering the final season of a three-year, $18 million contract, and he could start to cede more playing time to up-and-comer Miguel Amaya in 2024, though for now he still stands as the Chicago Cubs starting catcher. With 19.3 WAR over 12 seasons and a...
Cubs catchers are slashing just .185/.229/.290 this season. If they want another bat, they could look to rent Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz. Diaz is set to become a free agent after this season and is performing at a career-best level, now would be the time for Colorado to move...
The Cubs appreciated Welington Castillo’s 2014 so much that they went out and traded for Miguel Montero and signed David Ross. Nothing wrong with that, really, except that the seemingly inevitable departure of Castillo — one would have thought that simply sending him back to Arizona in the ...
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the 16 catchers who appeared at least once during the 2014 postseason, they ranked, on average, in the top third in baseball in game-calling, combining for 4.4 wins from it during the regular season, more than enough to push a team into the playoffs. That group's total WAR for the ...