Derek Norris
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:20 pm
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Reports abound of the Washington Nationals trying to trade and could possibly release former Padre catcher Derek Norris.
WTH?
Seems like they're setting themselves up for a nasty "told you so" if/when Matt Wieters gets hurt.
Depth is good. The Norris contract isn't awful and the word is Norris is a much better pitch framer than Wieters.
Surely you can shop him around and maybe get a positive gain at another position while picking up a lesser catcher but it seems like releasing Norris would be a move that could come back to haunt them.
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Reports abound of the Washington Nationals trying to trade and could possibly release former Padre catcher Derek Norris.
WTH?
Seems like they're setting themselves up for a nasty "told you so" if/when Matt Wieters gets hurt.
Depth is good. The Norris contract isn't awful and the word is Norris is a much better pitch framer than Wieters.
Surely you can shop him around and maybe get a positive gain at another position while picking up a lesser catcher but it seems like releasing Norris would be a move that could come back to haunt them.
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