The Cincinnati Reds have been eyeing several veteran catchers all off-season long. It appeared that they may have been looking to stay young, but they lost Juan Graterol to a waiver claim when they claimed Richie Shaffer off of waivers.
The primary rumor was that the Reds were interested in bringing back former Red Ryan Hanigan before he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. Hanigan only played 35 games last year with the Boston Red Sox, batting .171. 2016 was the first time in Hanigan’s career that his OBP wasn’t at least 300.
The next name that was on the list was Chris Iannetta before he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.