Orioles Fill Backup Catcher Void, Add to Collection of former Texas Rangers!

The Orioles and Texas Rangers have struck a deal! The Orioles finally have 2 catchers on their roster for the first time since former backup Craig Tatum was claimed on waivers by the Houston Astros earlier in the offseason. The Orioles sent minor league righty Randy Henry to the Rangers with a player to be named later(referred to as a PTBNL in the rest of article) for Catcher Taylor Teagarden. Teagarden is highly regarded for his glove, and he hits well when he plays. Over the last few years he was stuck behind many veteran catchers and was almost exclusively in the minor league's all season. He is was the third catcher on the 40-man roster for the Rangers so they could afford to trade him. This trade calms down the Orioles fan base who were looking at the free agent catchers and seeing the Orioles linked to veteran Jason Varitek, who really should not be trusted at his age to be the only catcher on a teams bench. Oriole fans also thought that they would be watching the Orioles talk to the likes of JR Towels, and Rob Johnson. Johnson led the league in past balls during the 2010 season, and he was a part time player witch means he was clearly not a guy the fans wanted on the roster, by any means. Towels has never players in the majors for any extended period of time, not even as a backup, while that rings true for Teagarden as well Teagarden though was a top prospect at points and has shown promise with glove and bat, something Towels lacked. Teagarden also was blocked by other catchers, so that is why he never got many extended looks in an MLB uniform, while the Astros were trying to get around using Towels. Really Teagarden is a good pickup, he is a guy who was in an organization with too much depth for him to play, while other two options were guys that were not in the majors because they had no skills worth it, and still were used out of need. The Orioles now have a backup for budding star Matt Wieters, and his backup has potential too and Wieters is only 24 years old, and Teagarden is only 28 years old. The Orioles gave up very little, a minor league reliever, and a PTBNL witch will be decided after the Rule 5 draft next Thursday, witch suggests it will be another non-40 man roster player like Henry was as well. Also in a corresponding move the Orioles had to make room for Teagarden on the 40-man roster witch was full, so lefty Pedro Viola was designated for assignment. Thanks for reading and come back for winter meeting coverage and more!