The Angels have found a veteran to shore up their catching cohort. They agreed Friday to bring on 14-year veteran Kurt Suzuki on a one-year, $1.5-million deal, according to The Athletic.
Suzuki, a native of Hawaii and product of Cal State Fullerton, doesn’t rank among the sport’s best defensive catchers, according to advanced statistics. But he supplies above-average offense at his position. He produced an .812 OPS over the last four seasons. Despite a reduction in power in 2020, Suzuki assembled a respectable 99 OPS+.
It’s likely that Suzuki, 37, will share time behind the plate with Max Stassi.