Drayer: Mariners\u2019 plan for 2B and 3B coming more into focus<\/a><\/p>\n Knizner, 30, spent last season with the San Francisco Giants and has played in 323 games across seven seasons with San Francisco, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n In 33 games with the Giants after being promoted from Triple-A in June, he slashed .221\/.299\/.299 (.598 OPS) with one home run, five RBIs, seven walks and 10 strikeouts over 88 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Knizner has a career .211\/.281\/.316 slash line with 19 home runs and 90 RBIs. His\u00a0best season offensively came when he played 70 games for the Cardinals in 2023, hitting .241 with a .712 OPS, 10 homers and 31 RBIs.<\/p>\n Knizner has been a solid pitch framer in his limited action over the past two seasons with a combined plus-three catcher framing runs over 68 games with the Giants and Rangers, per Baseball Savant<\/a>.<\/p>\n If Knizner does sign with the M\u2019s, he would be in line back up Raleigh, who finished as the runner-up in American League MVP voting following a 60-homer season. On top of sending Ford<\/a> to the Washington Nationals in a deal for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer last Saturday, 2025 backup catcher Mitch Garver is a free agent.<\/p>\n More Seattle Mariners offseason coverage<\/p>\n \u2022 Salk: What we know and think about Seattle Mariners\u2019 offseason needs<\/a>
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