I forgot to mention earlier that he has the right to DECLINE the assignment and become a free agent because this isn’t the first time in his career he has been outrighted. On the one hand, it would seem likely that he WILL decline because even if he accepts, he is going to be A.J. Ellis’ backup at abq. But on the other hand, it is UNLIKELY he will decline because it is getting late in the spring and there is certainly no shortage of catchers around professional baseball.