The Oakland A’s have a vacancy behind home plate, as starting catcher Jonathan Lucroy is a free agent this winter. One player they’ve talked to about that job is Kurt Suzuki, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle.
A’s fans are already familiar with Suzuki, who was drafted by Oakland in 2004 and spent about half his career here in two separate stints. Most recently, he played three years in Minnesota, where he earned an All-Star berth, and then two more in Atlanta including a trip to the NLDS this season.
Suzuki’s bat never quite developed into a plus in the green and gold, but it got better after he left.