The Washington Nationals will not go after free agent catcher Matt Wieters.
That is what MASN’s Pete Kerzel believes, thinking Pedro Severino, Jose Lobaton and Derek Norris will audition for the job in Spring Training. Odds are Norris and Lobaton break camp and go north for Opening Day while Severino gets playing time for Triple-A Syracuse.
Kerzel’s reasoning is sound. Although Wieters is the best potential offensive player of the bunch, at least in the short term, his lack of ability to frame pitches differs from what Washington wants.