Despite many write-ups—from MLB.com, from the Denver Post ($), and from the Athletic ($),—about how much the Rockies needed to go out and get a free agent catcher, like every other position, they didn’t make significant changes over the offseason. No trades or free agents. Instead, the Rockies went to arbitration and told Tony Wolters, the catcher who started 112 games last year (tied with Yorvit Torrealba for second most games caught in a season by a Rockies catcher) and improved his batting average nearly 100 points, that he wasn’t worth the $2.
Wolters solidifies post as starting catcher for Rockies, but who will back him up?
