Mariners Sign Iannetta to 1-year deal

[RunSoHard]

New Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto reached back into his former Angels team to make his first new free-agent acquisition, signing veteran catcher Chris Iannetta to a one-year Major League contract on Monday.

Iannetta gets $4.25 million plus incentives in the deal, one year plus an option, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

John Hicks, a 26-year-old catcher who hit .063 in 32 at-bats for Seattle last season, was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.

Link http://m.mlb.com/news/article/158005368/mariners-sign-catcher-chris-iannetta

A good move for the Mariners or not?

 

[catman]

Good signing. He's not much more than a backup at this time, though.