Wide receiver Austin Barnes and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a two-year deal, preventing him from going into free agency at the end of the current MLB season.
The Angeles Dodgers they didn’t want to go looking for another catcher in free agency, or possibly lose austin barnes in the same. According to Robert Murray, both parties have closed a two-year agreement. The amount of money has not been disclosed.
Notably austin barnes He has played 8 seasons for Los Angeles Dodgers. He has a .224 batting average with a .690 OPS, adding 237 hits, 28 home runs, 124 RBI and 158 runs scored. He has won 1 World Series. So far in the 2022 season, he has accumulated an AVG of .188 with 15 hits, 4 home runs, 12 RBI and 14 runs scored in 30 games.
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The Dodgers’ interest in Barnes is nothing more than how well he gets along with his pitchers, his great work behind the plate avoiding pass balls, using his framing and his intelligence to help the pitcher hit pitches. The offense is not of much relevance to the team, he has not been a threat with his bat at any point in his MLB career. We also can’t forget that he can play second or first base with no problem.
austin barnes 32 years old, 5’10 tall and 187 pounds, he has been part of the great development of pitchers such as Julio Urías, Walker Buehler, Tony Gonsolin, and as if that were not enough, he went from being the substitute for Yasmani Grandal to being the catcher as a starter and Will Smith at his back.
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Austin Barnes agrees to contract extension with Los Angeles Dodgers