PT TODAY: Four catchers have setbacks

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Nationals | Matt Wieters has surgery
Washington Nationals C Matt Wieters (hamstring) had surgery Wednesday, May 16, to repair his injured left hamstring. A timetable for his recovery was not disclosed.  Source: MASNSports.com - Dan Kolko
 
BHQ take: The fact that Wieters needed surgery suggests he will be out longer than first anticipated. His xBA of .262 is fine for a catcher in a two-catcher league, but not when it comes with an xPX of 41, which is what Pedro Severino has compiled so far in 2018. Spencer Kieboom will back up Severino, but thanks to the Nats’ having had multiple days off, he’s yet to see the...

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