The Blue Jays have signed former Texas Rangers catcher Matt Whatley
The Blue Jays announced yesterday that they have agree to terms on a minor league deal with former Rangers catcher Matt Whatley which also includes a non-roster Spring Training invitation.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed C Matt Whatley to a minor league contract.
The team announced that Whatley along with catcher Robert Brooks and right handed pitcher Andrew Bash have all been invited to Spring Training on non-roster invitations.
OFFICIAL: We've invited the following internal non-roster players to #SpringTraining
RHP Andrew Bash C Matt Whatley C Robert Brooks
Despite Ross Atkins stating earlier this off-season that the team with their current catcher duo, with all these recent catcher additions, Tyler Heineman needs to be on top of his game if he wants to keep his spot.
The good news with all these additions is that the Blue Jays finally have some depth at the catcher position which they did not have last season which was an issue due to injuries.
Clearly Alejandro Kirk's spot is locked in but the question will be who will end up winning the back up spot as the team has quite a few options now.