Things seemed to be going along a bit slowly in baseball’s offseason Hot Stove and then news broke Monday afternoon of the trade of two catchers. First, Sean Murphy of the A’s:
BREAKING: Catcher Sean Murphy has been traded to the Atlanta Braves, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 12, 2022
Hmm, I thought, don’t the Braves already have a couple of pretty good catchers?
They did, and almost at the same time, this deal was announced:
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) December 12, 2022
The first thing I noticed in that photo of William Contreras is how much he resembles his older brother Willson.