Blue Jays' Navarro: 'I would like to go to a place where I can play everyday'

Dioner Navarro admitted Monday he asked to be traded after the Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent Russell Martin, and said he's disappointed the team has yet to accommodate his request.

Navarro, speaking to reporters at the Blue Jays' spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., said he remains hopeful the club will move him so he'll have the opportunity to start everyday.

"I signed a two-year deal here to catch everyday and unfortunately they felt like they needed to make a move," Navarro said, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm. "I asked for a trade right away and up to today that's still my goal. I would like to go to a place where I can play everyday."

The Blue Jays landed Martin on a five-year, $82-million contract this winter to be the club's new starting catcher after Navarro hit 12 homers with a .712 OPS in 2014.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Navarro will compete with Danny Valencia and Justin Smoak for at-bats at the designated hitter position this season.