Brian O'Keefe has agreed to a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners. He will head to spring training with the club as part of the deal. (Source: MLB Trade Rumors on X)
Fantasy Impact: O'Keefe has played sparingly in the majors, appearing in just 10 career games with the Mariners in 2022 and 2023. He has gone 3-for-22 (.136) at the plate with a pair of RBI. The veteran catcher has appeared in 859 career minor league games and has hit .248 with 138 home runs in 3,550 plate appearances. The Mariners have a guy by the name of Cal Raleigh firmly entrenched as the starting catcher, so the best case scenario for O'Keefe would be to earn the backup role. However, the most likely outcome is O'Keefe heading to Triple-A Tacoma to begin the year.
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Matt Thaiss has signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. The deal includes an invitation to spring training. (Source: Andrew Parker on X)
Fantasy Impact: Thaiss played 60 total games last season with the White Sox and Rays and batted .218 with one home run and 16 RBI in 190 plate appearances. The veteran catcher has played parts of seven seasons in the big leagues - six of those with the Angels. He is a lifetime .210 hitter with 23 home runs in 961 career plate appearances. While Carlos Narvaez is entrenched as the starting catcher in Boston, Thaiss could compete with Connor Wong for the backup role during the spring as Wong struggled mightily at the plate in 2025.
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