The Mets have signed catcher Landon Powell to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Powell did not play at all in the Major Leagues in 2012, and hit .207 in three years with the Athletics from 2009-2011. In Triple-A last season, he hit .251 with 8 home runs in 279 plate appearances. Powell was originally selected in the first round (24th overall) by the Athletics in the 2004 draft.
Powell will most likely be the fourth string catcher, so I don't expect to see him next season. He is a switch hitter who does play first base as well, so if there are injuries, then he may get called up. I can see him having a Rob Johnson-type role in 2013 -- a decent back-up catcher but nothing more than that -- but this is definitely not a signing to get excited about. He has had injury issues and hasn't been able to live up to his first round pick hype.
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