The Cleveland Indians signed catcher Anthony Recker to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, as Jordan Bastian of MLB.com noted. Recker, 32, has played in parts of five seasons with the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Mets. Across that span, he posted a slash-line of .185/.260/.334 and amassed one win above replacement, according to FanGraphs.
In 2014, the catcher arguably had his best season. While he batted just .201, he slugged seven home runs in just 189 plate appearances. Matching this low-average, high-power output was a 33.