Arizona Diamondbacks 2017-18 free agents: Chris Iannetta

We apologize for the delayed arrival of this piece, due to the late departure of World Series Game 5. I was going to start after that had finished: with a 5:20 pm first pitch, I thought I’d have plenty of time. Yeah... About that... It ended up being the longest game of baseball not involving the Diamondbacks, I’ve ever watched from start to finish. But, boy, was it worth it.

Chris Iannetta was another player familiar with Chase Field, having been a Rockies’ draft pick who played for them from 2006-11. He then moved to the American League, spending time with the Angels and Mariners before signing with the D-backs on January 13. It was expected he would split time with fellow catcher Jeff…