November 24, 2019

Another Catcher Signs

The Braves take Travis d’Arnaud off the free agent market:

The Atlanta Braves signed catcher Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract on Sunday, the team announced.

ESPN.com

Normally I look at the average three-year WAR when evaluating a contract, but since d’Arnaud basically did not play in 2018, he looks like a 1.5 WAR catcher. So $16 million for two years seems a bit high, even assuming $10 per WAR. Yasmani Grandal, signed a four year deal for well under his projected WAR. This could be an example of teams willing to go for a higher average annual salary for a shorter term deal.

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