Just about everything has lined up, except for an official announcement, that Mike Marjama is the Mariners’ backup catcher to open the season behind Mike Zunino.
The Mariners optioned David Freitas to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday all but signaling an end to the competition. The only way he’s not at this point is if the Mariners add Tuffy Gosewisch to the 40-man roster, though he did receive a nonroster invite to major league camp.
Not that Marjama is caught up in any of that.
“I haven’t had official word yet, so until I get called into the office there’s nothing I can do – and at that point nothing will change, anyway,” said Marjama, the 28-year-old former third baseman.