I’ll be the first to admit – I headed into the offseason with ‘backup catcher’ near the top of my wish list when it comes to the Chicago Cubs. After Willson Contreras struggled badly on both sides of the ball in 2018, I felt that a quality backup to share the load with could help him get back on track.
In recent years, Chicago relied heavily upon veteran catchers to split the load with Contreras – a trend that dates back to his making his big league debut back in 2016. Then, it was David Ross and Miguel Montero.