that's what he supposedly was. A great throwing catcher who put the ball in play alot.
and run.
When he was with the Nats this spring, I had wondered why they did not give him time at other positions to make him a super-utility who could catch.
I'm a Gomes fan, still, but I think not relying on an internal backup to Suzuki was a waste of money that could have gone to the pen. I think there's a real question about how the money was spent below the top 5 players to round out the roster (Dozier, Rosenthal, Gomes, Sanchez). In fairness, we will probably get what we thought we were getting out of these guys, except perhaps Rosenthal, but going with some internal options would have allowed us to bring in more arms and would have made coming up with a more pitching depth more likely.