When Wilson Ramos was ruled out for the season in September, it was up to Pedro Severino to assume the catching duties for the Washington Nationals along with Jose Lobaton. While Severino’s sample size was small at the big league level, he showed good signs that could lead him to being the starting catcher in 2017.
In 16 games, Severino was 9-for-28 (.321) with two home runs and four RBI’s. Both of his home runs were of the solo variety on August 17 against the Rockies and September 29 against the Diamondbacks.