Back in November, the Washington Nationals made a surprising trade for Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes. As the rest of the offseason continues to shake out, there’s an argument to be made than the backstop is the Nats’ best addition based on everything he brings to the team.
The obvious thing to point out first off is the clear upgrade that he should be over Matt Wieters with the bat. In his All-Star campaign last year, he slashed .266/.313/.449 compared to the measly .230/.303/.355 slash line Wieters had in his Nats career.