Nationals Sign Welington Castillo
4 years agoThe Washington Nationals added catching depth on Monday by signing catcher Welington Castillo to a minor league deal, according to a source. Castillo will make $950,000 if he is with the major league team in 2021. The 33-year-old was with the team in spring training in 2020 but decided not to play in early July due to COVID-19. Washington is expected to have Yan Gomes start the majority of games next season, but Castillo could become his platoon partner if he makes the active roster out of spring training. Castillo has played 726 games over 10 seasons with the Cubs, Mariners, Diamondbacks, Orioles and White Sox. He hit .209/.267/.417 with 12 long balls in 72 games for Chicago in 2019 and has a career .991 fielding percentage. With Castillo only playing a handful of games per week, if that, he won't be very appealing for fantasy managers outside of the deepest two-catcher leagues.
Source: MLB.com - Mark Feinsand
Source: MLB.com - Mark Feinsand