By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Free agent catcher Mitch Garver has signed with the Seattle Mariners. He has agreed to a two-year, $24 million deal.
He agreed to terms on Christmas Eve.
With this move, Garver will remain in the American League West. He spent the last two seasons with the Texas Rangers.
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Garver was a member of the Rangers team, who won their first World Series Championship in November. They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks.
According to FanGraphs, Garver is expected to be the Mariners designated hitter this upcoming season. He will also backup projected starter Cal Raleigh behind the plate.
He is also the second projected starter in the starting lineup to be acquired this off-season. Luis Urias, who was acquired by the Mariners in a trade with the Boston Red Sox in November, is projected to be the team’s starting third baseman.
The 32-year-old Garver is joining his third MLB team with this move. He also spent five seasons with the Minnesota Twins to begin his career.
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This past season, Garver had a .270 batting average. He also had 19 home runs and 50 RBIs in 87 games.
The 19 home runs were the most he had hit in a season since 2019. That’s when he had a career-high 31 home runs with the Twins.
He has a .252 batting average in his seven-year career in 450 games. Garver also has 82 career games and 228 RBIs.
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