The Indians and the Nationals worked out a deal Friday night that sends catcher Yan Gomes to Washington:
The Indians traded catcher Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Indians will receive minor-league outfielder Daniel Johnson, right-hander Jefry Rodriguez and a player to be named.
Gomes will make $7 million in 2019. He has club options for 2020 and 2021.
With Gomes gone, it’s expected the Indians will trade starting pitchers Corey Kluber or Trevor Bauer sometime this winter. They are reportedly in negotiations with Carlos Carrasco to extend his contract beyond his 2020 club option. If they do that, Carrasco will stay.
The Nationals received extremely poor offense at catcher of the last two seasons. Gomes will be somewhat better, at least at hitting for power. The prospects the Nationals gave up don’t look like they will contribute much at the major league level. This was the Indians seeking salary relief.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2re6YFF
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