Dioner Navarro: Deep League Catcher Consideration In 2016

Navarro enters his age-32 season with a freshly pressed White Sox jersey. He’s been kicking around the past several years, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a serviceable option. Navarro won’t blow anyone away, but he’s actually a quietly good hitter who should see his numbers improve with the proper platooning situation. That’s what is happening in Chicago right now, as Navarro can hit against left-handed pitching (career .270 vs. LHP and .249 vs RHP) while Alex Avila should get first crack against righties. Unfortunately, Navarro and Avila could just take each other’s value out with this platoon, but Navarro looks to be a better hitter than Avila and he could swiftly command the lion’s share of at bats if Avila continues his shoddy ways.