A story in today's Miami Herald has the Marlins set to sign Miguel Olivo.

The Marlins addressed their need for help behind the plate by agreeing in principle to a deal with free agent catcher Miguel Olivo, the player told reporters in his native Dominican Republic. The catcher was expected in Miami on Thursday to undergo a team physical and finalize his contract.

I had previously thought that it would have been nice if the Yankees picked him up as a younger backup for Posada. He would have been a cheap (made $400k last year) and young (entering his age 28 season). Still, why come to the Yanks to compete with Stinnett for the backup job when you can go to any number of teams and compete for the starting one (not that there was any reported Yankee interest)?

In addition, Eric Byrnes, who was mentioned in the comments as a potential solid signing, was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks and will start the year in center field. Byrnes would probably have been a nice addition to the Yanks because of his ability to play any outfield position and would have provided some pop with his bat, something Bubba Crosby cannot claim. Again, why backup when you can start, right?