It didn’t matter that Chris Iannetta was the Colorado Rockies all-time franchise leader in games played (820) or games started (579) at catcher. It mattered that he was an aging veteran who had his two-year, $8.5 million contract ending at the conclusion of the season and prospect Dom Nunez has shown his potential readiness to make his Major League debut.
The 36-year-old Iannetta is also the all-time franchise leader among catchers in runs scored (252), hits (435), home runs (80), RBI (293) and walks (309). All of that was logged over parts of eight seasons (2006-11, 2018-19) with the Rockies.