Tres

The Cardinals signed former Nationals catcher Tres Barrera to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. Read more at MLB Rumors.

Barrera can team with top catching prospect [Ivan Herrera](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/herreiv01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-01-20_br) to form a Triple-A catching duo and give the Cards some experienced depth in the upper minors. [Tres Barrera](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barretr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-01-20_br) are in agreement on a minor league contract, reports FanSided’s Robert Murray ( [via Twitter](https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1616479263074693120)). He spent the bulk of the 2022 season in Triple-A Rochester, where he batted .254/.338/.424 in 206 plate appearances. Barrera sports a solid 25% caught-stealing rate in his minor league career, though he’s somewhat surprisingly thrown out just nine percent of attempted thieves in the big leagues. The Ballengee Group client will receive an invitation to big league camp in Spring Training, where he’ll vie for a backup job to offseason signee [Willson Contreras](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/contrwi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-01-20_br). Formerly a sixth-round pick by the Nationals, Barrera is a 28-year-old right-handed hitter who’s spent his entire career to date with the same organization.