The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran catchers, Kevan Smith and Chris Herrmann to minor league deals.
We took a look at some fun stats from deep within the stat-book on Herrman in an earlier article. Kevan Smith is an intriguing option for the Rays. He has been slightly below replacement level defensively but does have some strengths with the bat.
Perhaps the Rays are being a little more pre-emptive this season after injuries had them calling around the league in desperate search of a catcher. Luckily they were able to purchase Travis d’Arnaud from the Dodgers for $100K.