The Florida Marlins sign Mike Rivera
The Marlins have signed 33-year old righty swinging catcher Mike Rivera to a minor league deal. Rivera has played in 73 games in AA+AAA-ball so far this year and he is 53 of 233 (.227 avg, .702 OPS) with 25 runs scored, 4 homers and 24 RBIs. Rivera has played in 181 games in 7 years in the majors and he is 129 of 528 (.244 avg, .688 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 13 homers, 69 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. I don’t see Rivera staying in the minors too long as the Marlins need help behind the plate right now.
