Catcher Pedro Severino was an afterthought coming into the 2019 regular season. The Orioles claimed him off waivers from the Nationals on March 23, at the tail end of spring training. After all of the hype under the Dan Duquette regime, it still felt like Chance Sisco was going to be the guy to get most of the chances to catch.
But when everything shook out and the season was over, Severino had appeared in the most games at catcher for the Orioles and accumulated the most at-bats. It wasn’t even close.
The 26-year-old came to Baltimore with a strong reputation behind the plate.