FWIW at the trade deadline the Seattle Mariners prioritized catcher defense with a trade for veteran Curt Casali (who as a Cincinnati backup had caught 27 starts of newly acquired Seattle righthander Luis Castillo). When Casali came off the IL Thursday, the Mariners designated for assignment reserve catcher Luis Torrens, who two days earlier had delivered the game-winning hit in a 13-inning 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees:
Torrens was out of options.
Seattle's starting catcher, 25-year-old Cal Raleigh, is highly ranked defensively while carrying a wRC+ of 109:
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