Headlines

  • Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez
  • Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff
  • Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
  • Bobby Jenks Passes Away
  • Braves Release Alex Verdugo
  • Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Marlins To Re-Sign Jeff Mathis

By Jeff Todd | December 18, 2015 at 10:28am CDT

10:43am: The deal is actually for $1.5MM and also comes with $100K in available incentives, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.

10:28am: The Marlins have agreed to a one-year, $1MM deal with free agent catcher Jeff Mathis, MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro reports on Twitter. Mathis will remain in Miami, where he’s spent the past three seasons.

Mathis, who is entering his age-33 campaign, has already logged 11 big league seasons. He saw far less action last year (32 games) than he has for most of that stretch, but the Fish obviously value his presence as a reserve backstop and veteran leader.

It’s long been apparent that Mathis is a sub-par hitter, and that likely won’t change. Mathis has slashed just .184/.248/.282 in his 554 plate appearances with the Marlins, which is only marginally worse than his career batting line.

But Mathis is valued primarily for his handling of pitchers and glovework behind the dish. He’s still rated as a strong framer, for example, and is well thought of for his blocking and throwing abilities.

Share 12 Retweet 4 Send via email0

Miami Marlins Transactions Jeff Mathis

Royals To Sign Dillon Gee
Main
Rangers To Re-Sign Colby Lewis
View Comments (10)
Post a Comment

10 Comments

  1. ocsportsgeek

    10 years ago

    Oh Thank god, said every Angels fan ever. Thought this was our “Big Splash Blast from the Past” headed our way….

    …nothing to see here.

    Reply
    • Bryan 15

      10 years ago

      I can breathe again!

      Reply
  2. formerlyz

    10 years ago

    At least we finally did something, and I’m personally glad to have Mathis back. I trust him behind the plate. Still don’t get why we gave away Sam Dyson, when we already have a bad bullpen, for Telis. My only guess is that it was b/c he sort of looks like prince fielder in appearance. But I should probably stop walking into the mistake of thinking of us as a baseball organization

    Reply
  3. sandman12

    10 years ago

    Painful signing for a Marlin fan.

    Reply
  4. scoh123

    10 years ago

    Doesn’t this signing put the Marlins over the salary cap?

    Reply
  5. bkbkbk

    10 years ago

    Does he keep getting signed because he is so handsome? He quite literally may be the worst hitter of all time.

    sbnation.com/2010/8/28/1655991/jeff-mathis-stats-o…

    Reply
  6. R.D.

    10 years ago

    This is the year Mathis breaks out. Expect numbers similar to 2002 Barry Bonds.

    Reply
  7. KingSall77

    10 years ago

    Yeah Mathis is terrible, however I do remember his game winning RBI double in the ALCS against the Yankees, but that was over 10 years ago lol.

    Reply
  8. KingSall77

    10 years ago

    That was in Game #3.

    Reply
  9. KingSall77

    10 years ago

    Scratch that, it was in 2009, six years ago, but Mathis is a Mendoza Line hitter, I wish the Angels would have gone after a better catcher this offseason, but Soto and Perez are what we have now.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

  • Top Stories
  • Recent

Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff

Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Bobby Jenks Passes Away

Braves Release Alex Verdugo

Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

Rangers Option Josh Jung

Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

Tucker Barnhart To Retire

Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

Dave Parker Passes Away

Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

A.J. Preller Discusses Padres’ Deadline Outlook

Orioles Outright Luis F. Castillo

Angels, Brandon Drury Agree To Minor League Deal

Giants’ Erik Miller Diagnosed With UCL Sprain

D-Backs Place Shelby Miller On Injured List With Forearm Strain

Dodgers To Activate Tyler Glasnow On Wednesday

Giants Re-Sign Logan Porter To Minor League Deal

Padres Activate Yu Darvish

Dodgers Designate CJ Alexander For Assignment

Phillies Re-Sign Nabil Crismatt To Minor League Deal

MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

Latest Rumors & News

Latest Rumors & News

  • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
  • Luis Robert Rumors
  • Alex Bregman Rumors

 

Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

MLBTR Features

MLBTR Features

  • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
  • Front Office Originals
  • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
  • MLBTR Podcast
  • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
  • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
  • Contract Tracker
  • Transaction Tracker
  • Extension Tracker
  • Agency Database
  • MLBTR On Twitter
  • MLBTR On Facebook
  • Team Facebook Pages
  • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

Rumors By Team

  • Angels Rumors
  • Astros Rumors
  • Athletics Rumors
  • Blue Jays Rumors
  • Braves Rumors
  • Brewers Rumors
  • Cardinals Rumors
  • Cubs Rumors
  • Diamondbacks Rumors
  • Dodgers Rumors
  • Giants Rumors
  • Guardians Rumors
  • Mariners Rumors
  • Marlins Rumors
  • Mets Rumors
  • Nationals Rumors
  • Orioles Rumors
  • Padres Rumors
  • Phillies Rumors
  • Pirates Rumors
  • Rangers Rumors
  • Rays Rumors
  • Red Sox Rumors
  • Reds Rumors
  • Rockies Rumors
  • Royals Rumors
  • Tigers Rumors
  • Twins Rumors
  • White Sox Rumors
  • Yankees Rumors

Navigation

  • Sitemap
  • Archives
  • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

MLBTR INFO

  • Advertise
  • About
  • Commenting Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Connect

  • Contact Us
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS Feed

MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

hide arrows scroll to top

Register

Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version