The Raindrops passes along word that the Dodgers have acquired a new right-handed-hitting catcher, Tom Wilson, in exchange for Tony Socarras, a move that may offer a small bit of aid to the beleaguered non-Lo Ducans.

Twenty-five year old catchers (like Socarras) who hit .205/.277/.305 in AA (right in line with his career minor league line of .198/.286/.346) have absolutely no shot whatsoever of having a useful major league career. The odds are pretty long on his having a useless major league career, though the odds increased slightly with this transaction.

Meanwhile, Tom Wilson put up a .322/.443/.591 in Norfolk this year, which is about what you should expect from a player whose career AAA numbers, in more than 1700 PAs, total .282/.394/.487. I know he's 33, but trading for youth for that end alone is foolish.

If nothing else, Wilson's addition to the roster, no doubt by September 1 at the latest, would allow Los Angeles to pinch-hit more freely for its catchers should they continue to underwhelm. (We probably won't see Jayson Werth and his not-so-spare rib behind the plate anytime soon.)