{"id":6891,"date":"2024-11-13T08:43:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2024-11-13T08:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:44:02","slug":"report-red-sox-already-got-beat-to-key-free-agent-catcher-after-angels-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=6891","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Red Sox already got beat to key free agent catcher after Angels\u2019 move"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Boston Red Sox have lost two of their three catchers to free agency this offseason. Reese McGuire and Danny Jansen will hit the market, and the Red Sox aren’t expected to sign them back because the organization can do better.<\/p>\n

Their departures leave Connor Wong as the team’s only big league backstop. Boston’s top catching prospect, Kyle Teel, may not be major-league-ready out of spring training. Like Jansen and McGuire, the Red Sox also need to hit the catching market.<\/p>\n

One of the best free agent catchers available was signed on Nov. 12 by the Los Angeles Angels. Longtime Brave Travis d’Arnaud joined the Angels organization for two years at $12 million, as reported by MLB insider Jeff Passan.<\/p>\n

Atlanta declined a team option on d’Arnaud’s contract that would’ve kept him a Brave for another year. The Angels saw their opportunity to secure a veteran backstop and took it swiftly, which the Red Sox should’ve done.<\/p>\n

The Angels signed Travis d’Arnaud, which limits Red Sox’s free agent catching options<\/h2>\n
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OFFICIAL: The Angels have agreed to a two-year contract with C Travis d\u2019Arnaud. pic.twitter.com\/V1VFyyGxaK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n