Yes, the Cubs have actually made a move and signed free agent catcher Yan Gomes to a $13M 2-year deal.
Yan Gomes to Cubs. $13M, 2 years. Gives them two starting catchers and maybe 1B/DH options. @CraigMish 1st
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 30, 2021
A couple bullets on Gomes:
- He batted .252/.301/.421 with a 93 wRC in 349 AB. He has a low 20.8%K rate, which is great, and had a 37.9% HardH rate.
- He provides good catching defense, as well as the ability to play first. That is a good bonus, because the Cubs are lacking in depth at 1st Base.
- In his career, he is an average hitter, with his best year recently being 2020, in which he hit .284/.319/.468 with a 105 wRC.
Of course, they may wait until the Trade Deadline to deal him, like they did for their core group this past year. So, it's a definite possibility that they'll have Contreras half of the season, but there is no guarentee of even that.
That's my brief summary for now, and I may write more on him later.
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