Baseball needs to be played year-round, people. We go to a 250 game schedule, with cold-weather teams moving to the desert over the winter and everyone chipping in for plane fare. It’s the only way to keep players busy and from doing things like this:
So Valdespin just uploaded to instagram… twitter.com/TooGooden16/st…
— Mark E (@TooGooden16) February 7, 2013
The Rangers have signed catcher Jeff Mathis to a two-year contract, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical.
Mathis turns 36 years old at the end of March and has a career .564 OPS across 14 seasons, but he is well-regarded for his defense and ability to handle a pitching staff.
The arrival of Mathis could mean the Rangers are moving on from Robinson Chirinos behind the plate, as he is now a free agent. The Rangers could go after another catcher to complement Mathis or just have Isiah Kiner-Falefa back up Mathis. Though Kiner-Falefa mostly played elsewhere, including three spots across the infield, he did rack up over 300 defensive innings behind the plate in 2018.
