Veteran catcher Geovany Soto was signed to a one-year, $2.8 million contract in late November to round out the depth. And though manager Mike Scioscia said "whoever is playing better will win playing time," he also sees 2016 as "an opportunity for Carlos to go out there and be that everyday catcher."
"Carlos Perez showed us so much, particularly in the pennant race," Scioscia said in early December. "He was splitting time with Chris [Iannetta], and then just took off with the position and was playing as well as any catcher in baseball for the last month of the season.