The Mariners used one of those prized spots on their 40-man today to snag the recently-DFA’d Ricardo Sanchez from the Braves. Atlanta added Sanchez to their 40-man last season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, but dropped him on Monday in order to free up room for their new (old) catcher (?) Brian McCann.
A reunion for Jerry Dipoto and Ricardo Sanchez, who was the Angels' top international signing in 2013. It's also another occurrence of Dipoto re-acquiring a player he once traded away, as he dealt Sanchez to the Braves in 2015 for 3B Kyle Kubitza.