The Pittsburgh Pirates are close to a deal with catcher/first baseman Jose Morales, according to Ken Rosenthal. The deal would likely be of the minor league variety. Morales has 218 career at-bats in the majors, mostly with the Minnesota Twins. In that time he has a .289/.365/.344 line. In his career at AAA he has a .304/.367/.405 line in 1049 at-bats. Morales has thrown out 34% of base runners in the majors. He turns 29 in February. Assuming it would be a minor league deal, it doesn’t look like a bad move to add catching depth.
Pirates Close to Deal With Jose Morales
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I like the fact that the Pirates are trying to be active. No matter what moves they make, stay active and something good will come!
As long as this isn’t an ML deal, I will be happy with the move. After last season, it never hurts to have enough catchers I suppose.