Omar Narváez: The Seattle Mariners’ most underrated offseason acquisition

With all due respect to Mike Zunino, the Mariners haven’t had a catcher who can consistently produce at the plate in some time. This Winter’s acquisition of Omar Narváez may have changed that.

It’s been exactly two months since the Mariners acquired Omar Narváez from the White Sox for relief pitcher Álex Colomé. As one of Seattle’s first bigger moves of the offseason, the deal has ultimately disappeared in the long shadow cast by the rest of Jerry Dipoto’s trade extravaganza.

It’s completely understandable, but definitely unfortunate as Narváez represents one of the few young Major League pieces Dipoto has brought on board and could potentially be the team’s catcher for years to come. That…