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Nationals Rumors: Nats close to deal with Matt Wieters

So apparently all those Nationals + Matt Wieters rumors were true...

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Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo was asked about the persistent rumors tying the Nats to free agent catcher Matt Wieters in a Monday morning appearance on Sirius/XM Fantasty Baseball.

"We like our catching depth that we have in camp right now,” Rizzo said.

“We're deep, our young players, [Pedro] Severino, we've got Raudy Read who we added to our 40-man roster along with [Jose] Lobaton and [Derek] Norris at the big league level, we like our depth there."

But you can never have enough depth, apparently....

According to multiple reports this morning the Nationals and Wieters are closing in on a deal.

Prepare yourself for a new barrage of Boras Nationals jokes (you know, instead of “Washington Nationals”):

What does the signing mean for the Nationals’ current catching corps?

Does Norris become the backup to the switch-hitting Wieters?

Does Rizzo try to trade from an area of depth now?

Are you concerned about Wieters’ defense? His offense?

What does this mean for Lobaton and Severino?