The Diamondbacks have signed James McCann According to a Major League contract, according to The athletics’ know Rosenthal. McCann’s MLB.com profile page indicated earlier today (HAT tip on The Baltimore Banner’s Andy Kostka) That the Catcher was released from his Minor League agreement with the Braves to facilitate the move to Arizona. McCann is represented by the ballense group.

As Rosenthal reports Earlier this monthMcCann’s Atlanta contract contains a rolling opt-out clause that would arise if another team offers a guaranteed agreement. The Braves could then either keep McCann by choosing his contract on their active timetable, or releasing him from his next event. Since Sean Murphy and Drake Baldwin receive both regular playing time as Atlanta’s catch combination and both Sandy Leon and Jason delay It offers further depth at Triple-A, it didn’t look like McCann would get a big shot in Atlanta, despite a .297/.331/.493 strip line in 160 plate appearances in Gwinnett.

However Gabriel MorenoThe recent finger fracture has left the d’Aacks suddenly with a need for experienced help. Moreno is expected to be on the injured list for “Weeks, not days‘ In the words of the driver Torey Lovullo, departure Jose Herrera, Aramis Garcia and triple-a-depth options Adrian del Castillo and Rene pinto as the temporary catch. This group combined has much less MLB experience than McCann’s 11 seasons and 917 games in the show, and 35-year-old McCann will now slide to at least a part-time role in the Diamondbacks series.

McCann’s Big League career was highlighted in 2019-20 by two major seasons with the White Sox, which includes an all-Star choice in 2019. His overall career line line is a modest .241/.293/.380 over 3307 plate performances, as McCann only showed short flashes of the offensive form he showed in Chicago. McCann has spent the past two seasons as Adley RutschmanThe backup with the Orioles, helps as a veteran mentor for the emerging star and with the Baltimore site staff. The advanced statistics did not think much of McCann’s blocking and framework, although he is considered good for his ability to work with persons.

The signing is a fairly low-risk move for a d’Akct team hanging with a record 39-38, despite a piece of injuries and underperformance of the Arizona designers. The impressive violation of the Diamondbacks helps keep the team across the floor, and McCann’s veteran presence can help bring about a little more respected results from an increasingly temporary rotation and bullpen.