Jon Heyman reports via Twitter that the Baltimore Orioles have signed free agent catcher Welington Castillo to a one year deal worth $6 million dollars, that includes a player option for 2018 worth $7 million.
Castillo, 29, batted .264/.322/.423 last season with 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 68 RBIs in 457 plate appearances. He gives the Orioles a bat with some power and has pretty solid splits against left-handed pitching, owning a career .840 OPS against them in his career and a .868 OPS in 2016.
The former D’Back will replace longtime Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, who remains a free agent and is essentially done as the O’s catcher.
