Navarro Is A Promise

Have no fear, the 205-lb .194 batter is here (again): In a pair of developments that perfectly illustrate the fickle nature of professional baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed their agreement with free-agent catcher Dioner Navarro on Tuesday, signing him to a one-year, $1 million contract, even as two-time All-Star Russell Martin -- the man who supplanted Navarro as the Dodgers' primary catcher more than four years ago -- reportedly agreed to terms with the New York Yankees on a one-year contract. [...] "[Navarro] is a lot more experienced than he was when he was here before," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "He was an All-Star catcher who was a full-time player when [the Rays] went to the World Series. He is still a young man, his opportunity here is strong, and his ability to stay here for a while is up to him at this point. We had a really good conversation, and I'm pleased we were able to get both him and Barajas." Like Martin w...