The Blue Jays signed Dioner Navarro to a two-year deal to be their starting catcher back in 2014, and he delivered with a solid performance in his first year. Unfortunately, his solid work wasn’t rewarded with a starting job in 2015, as he was relegated to the bench in favour of free agent signee Russell Martin. It wasn’t for lack of performance, but then-GM Alex Anthopoulos felt that Martin could be the difference-maker in qualifying for the playoffs, with a young and talented pitching staff.
Navarro played the part of a good teammate in 2015, and then signed with the Chicago White Sox that offseason in hopes of establishing himself as a starting catcher once again.