The reaction from around the baseball community has been resoundingly optimistic about this signing of Chris Iannetta. This has been a financially friendly deal that’s allowed the Rockies to be aggressive in their search for bullpen help by signing Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee. If you check out our very own Kevin Henry’s day 1 recap of the Winter Meetings, and the subsequent rumors and reports that have come out since then, the Rockies have not feigned any interest in additional catching help so far.
By signing Iannetta, the Rockies have essentially exchanged catching performance for financial flexibility.