Ramos's representatives are telling teams he will be back by May as a full-time catcher because the cartilage in his knee remained in tact, the Washington Post's Jorge Castillo reports.

EDGE Analysis

He did not receive a qualifying offer from the Nationals, and his agency is obviously trying to convince teams that they are buying a catcher for 2017 and not a DH. Ramos underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in mid-October, the second time his knee has been operated on, so he is a risky long-term proposition to remain behind the dish. There will likely be at least one team that buys into Ramos as a catcher in 2017, but a return in May still seems pretty optimistic.