Last season the Tampa Bay Rays were set to start the season with Mike Zunino and Michael Perez as the two primary options at the backstop. Injuries forced Erik Neander to call up Andrew Friedman of the Dodgers to see if he had a catcher lying around. Tampa Bay ended up purchasing the rights to Travis d’Arnaud for just $100,000. That worked out well. It also limited Michael Perez to just 22 games.
Now that d’Arnaud is gone, it appears the Rays should have a similar look to the beginning of last season (once the season begins).