MLB
TransactionPhillies signed C Brian Navarreto to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
No doubt this is all because of Navarreto’s 5-for-5 game with a homer and two triples in the Puerto Rican Winter League on Sunday. Navarreto, 31, hit .135/.193/.250 in 61 plate appearances for the Marlins last season. He’ll probably enter the spring third or fourth on the Phillies’ catcher depth chart. They’d like to upgrade from Rafael Marchán as J.T. Realmuto’s backup.