The Colorado Rockies sign catcher Omir Santos
The Rockies have signed 31-year old righty swinging catcher Omir Santos to a minor league deal. Santos played in 3 games for the Tigers earlier this year and he was 1 for 8 (.125 avg, .236 OPS) with 1 RBI. He has now played in 121 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 80 for 321 (.249 avg, .646 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 7 homers and 41 RBIs. Santos will start his career with the Rockies in AAA-ball.