The Tampa Bay Rays never ending search for a front line catcher took a new twist last week when they signed Derek Norris. Is he at least the answer to the Rays immediate needs behind the plate? We won’t know for a while but it is certainly a gamble at best. In the meantime, the entire Rays catching situation is in flux. Let’s take a look at the players and how the overall catching battle is playing out.
The Rays closed out last season with Curt Casali and Luke Maile as their primary catchers.