When the Indians traded All-Star catcher Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals on November 30th, fans were not happy as the team was undergoing a payroll purge that saw the team trade one of their more popular players.
The other big question was how would the team survive at one of, if not the most important positions on the field with the likes of Roberto Perez, Kevin Plawecki and Eric Haase trying to hold down the fort.
Right away Perez, who at 30 years old enters his sixth year with the organization, was deemed as the number one catcher and would likely get a majority of the playing time and at bats.