Chris Iannetta joined the Mariners on Monday as the teams primary catcher heading into spring training, Bob Dutton of the News Tribune reports.

Iannetta joined the Mariners on Monday as the team's primary catcher heading into spring training, Bob Dutton of the News Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Originally it was expected that Iannetta would be battling with Mike Zunino as the Mariners' primary catcher, but general manager Mike Dipoto says Iannetta will be used as the team's primary catcher. Dipoto and Ianetta were together in Los Angeles which explains why he appears higher on him heading into 2016.