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- Updated: December 7, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — While the baseball world awaits the official announcement that the Rays have signed free-agent catcher Wilson Ramos to a two-year contract — pending his passing a physical — the club remains mum on the deal.
That situation put manager Kevin Cash in an awkward situation Wednesday during his early-morning media session.
• Source: Rays, Ramos agree on 2-year deal
“He’s an exciting player,” Cash said. “Obviously nothing has been formally announced and we are going to stay pretty vague about that, it’s kind of our policy. As we said throughout the entire offseason, we’ve kind of been in the market looking for catching. And he’s a guy among many that we’ve discussed and we like a lot of things that he’s capable of doing.”
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Sources confirmed the Ramos deal to MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi on Tuesday. The club has not confirmed the report.
According to multiple reports, Ramos’ deal is for $12.5 million and includes playing time incentives to make up to $18.25 million over the two years. Ramos is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee sustained Sept. 26, making the physical all the more important.
Ramos, 29, was a first-time All-Star for the Nationals in 2016 before suffering the season-ending injury. He underwent surgery Oct. 14, after which the Nationals set a tentative recovery timetable of six to eight months. That would place Ramos’ potential return in the mid-April to mid-June range.
When asked to elaborate on some of the things he liked about Ramos, Cash …
