Soto is part of an open competition for the Angels' starting catcher job this spring, the Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

Realistically, Soto will catch 50-60 games this season, leaving Perez to eclipse 100 games behind the dish in 2016. Perez had a reverse platoon split last season, hitting .274/.319/.395 (.713 OPS) against right-handed pitching while hitting .186/.247/.214 against southpaws. Even with the expected increase in playing time, Perez should be considered mostly in deep two-catcher leagues in 2016, while Soto will likely be limited exclusively to deep AL-only use.