Tonight, the Washington Nationals have traded for their new starting catcher as they have seemed to move on from Wilson Ramos. They have acquired Derek Norris from the San Diego Padres in exchange for 19-year-old right-handed pitching prospect Pedro Avila:
Norris was selected by the Washington Nationals in the fourth round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Goddard High School in Kansas. Four years later, The now 27-year-old (28 in February) was traded to the Oakland A’s along with A.J. Cole, Tommy Milone, and Brad Peacock in exchange for left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez before even being called up to the Major Leagues.