MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 20: Omar Narvaez #10 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws out the runner at first base during the game against the New York Mets at American Family Field on September 20, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
The Mets signed catcher Omar Narvaez, who made the All-Star staff with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021.
Free-agent catcher Omar Narvaez and the New York Mets are in settlement on a one-year contract that features a participant possibility for a second season, pending bodily, based on sources accustomed to the deal.
Jon Heyman of the New York Submit experiences that Narvaez will earn $8 million in 2023 whereas his participant possibility is price $7 million.
Narvaez was shopped on the commerce deadline this previous season and New York have been among the many groups to precise curiosity. The match isn’t instantly clear — the Mets at present have James McCann, Tomas Nido and Francisco Alvarez underneath contract — so Narvaez would mark the fourth catcher on the 40-man roster.
Will Mets commerce a catcher with Omar Narvaez in tow?
So it’s solely attainable that New York quickly makes an attempt to dump a catcher, with McCann and the remaining two years, $24 million left on his contract being the obvious candidate.
Narvaez, 31, was widely-considered a bat-first catcher when the Brewers acquired him in 2019, however has improved defensively and as a pitch-framer underneath the tutelage of Milwaukee’s teaching workers. He’s coming off his worst season offensively, hitting .206/.292/.305 with solely 4 residence runs, 23 RBI and a .597 OPS . In his seven-year profession, he’s hitting .258/.343/.386 with 51 residence runs and 191 RBI.
After signing Narvaez, New York will proceed to discover offensive upgrades. At a press convention, basic supervisor Billy Eppler advised reporters: “We’ll have extra press conferences to debate extra on the offense.” Among the many names which have been linked to the Mets embody J.D. Martinez.
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