Once upon a time Jesus Flores was a promising young catcher and part of the Nationals’ long-term plans, but injuries derailed his career and he was non-tendered after falling to third on the depth chart behind Kurt Suzuki and Wilson Ramos.
Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports that Flores has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Dodgers that includes an invitation to spring training, where he’ll compete to back up starter A.J. Ellis.
After missing most of 2009-2011 he played 83 games and logged 296 plate appearances last season, but Flores hit just .213 with a .577 OPS and threw out 15 percent of steal attempts.
At age 28 he seemingly has a decent shot to win a bench job in Los Angeles.
