The Giants announced theyve signed catcher to a big league contract. San Francisco optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move. Washington Nationals Jersey To create a 40-man roster spot, they moved from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list. Casali, a Beverly Hills Sports Council client, is guaranteed a $1MM base salary, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post ( ). Its the second stint in San Francisco for the 35-year-old backstop. Casali signed a major league free agent deal back in 2021 after being non-tendered by the Reds. He spent a year and a half in the organization, combining for a .218/.317/.357 slash line over 357 plate appearances. San Francisco packaged him alongside to the Mariners at the 2022 deadline for a pair of minor leaguers. Casali hasnt produced much at the MLB level since that trade. He hit .125/.300/.225 in 16 games with Seattle. Cincinnati brought him back on a $3.25MM free agent deal that winter, but his return stint with the Reds didnt go as hoped. Casali lost a good portion of the season to a foot injury. He played sparingly as the third catcher even when healthy, hitting .175/.290/.200 over 96 plate appearances. The Reds made the easy call to decline their end of a $4MM mutual option last winter. Casali spent Spring Training with the Marlins after inking an offseason minor league contract. He didnt hit at all during camp and was released before Opening Day. Casali has spent the past six weeks in Triple-A with the Cubs, where he was out to a fantastic start to the season. In 23 games, he mashed at a .362/.489/.551 clip for Chicagos top affiliate. He connected on a pair of homers and drew 15 walks against 16 strikeouts. While hes certainly not going to continue hitting at that level in the majors, it was a strong enough showing to get back to Oracle Park. Casalis familiarity with the San Francisco front office and much of the clubhouse no doubt helped matters. That said, the Giants surely didnt envision looking for MLB catching help this early in the season. San Francisco entered the year with a surplus behind the plate. had emerged as their clear #1 option. They inked Murphy to a two-year deal over the offseason to add a power-hitting backup. That pushed to Triple-A and former #2 overall draftee , who is out of options, off the roster entirely. San Francisco traded Bart to the Pirates during the first week of the season. Theyve been hit with a brutal stretch of injury luck at the position since then. Bailey landed on the seven-day concu sion injured list on May 4. He was reinstated over the weekend but went back on the concu sion list last night as he dealt with renewed virus-like symptoms. San Francisco lost Murphy to a significant left knee sprain one day after Baileys first IL placement. Todays transfer rules him out of action into early July. Casali and Sabol will work as the MLB catching duo for the time being. Reetz heads back to Triple-A as the top depth option. Sabol still has options remaining, so the Giants could send him back to Sacramento once Bailey returns from the IL. Image courtesy of USA Today Sports. Joey Meneses Jersey