Don’t get me wrong, if we’re calling for Carlos Perez to be on the team at any point in 2025, then something disastrous happened. However, you know that when spring training rolls around and the newest Cubs catcher starts hammering baseballs in Arizona, fans are going to fall in love with him.
The Cubs needed to add veteran depth at catcher after the team traded Matt Thaiss to the White Sox earlier this month and 34-year-old Carlos Perez was the answer. He’s played in a total of 278 games in parts of five MLB seasons...