Greiner announced his retirement from professional baseball Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner, 30, had been at Triple-A Albuquerque in the Rockies organization, where he had put up just a .555 OPS with a 40.5 percent strikeout rate. He had a .583 OPS with nine home runs over parts of five major-league seasons.

Greiner signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with the Rockies, Danielle Allentuck of the Denver Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner was released from his minor-league deal with the Twins last week and has found a new organization ahead of Opening Day. He'll begin the year at Triple-A Albuquerque as depth at catcher for Colorado.

Greiner was reassigned Thursday to the minor-league side of Twins camp, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Christian Vazquez will open the 2023 season as the Twins' primary catcher, with Ryan Jeffers backing him up. Greiner figures to be stationed at Triple-A St. Paul.

Greiner signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Friday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner spent the 2022 at the Triple-A level with the Diamondbacks, though he also appeared in two big-league games. He had a .232/.318/.391 slash line in 45 games at Triple-A and should provide organizational depth for Minnesota.

Greiner was returned to Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner was up for a short while when Jose Herrera was on the COVID-19 injury list. The former appeared in two games, going 1-for-6 with two walks.

Greiner's contract was selected by the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner joined the Diamondbacks on a minor-league deal in mid-March, and he slashed .351/.429/.514 with a home run, five RBI and four runs over 10 games at Triple-A Reno. He'll provide depth behind the dish for the major-league club after Jose Herrera (undisclosed) was placed on the injured list.

Greiner agreed Tuesday with the Diamondbacks on a minor-league contract.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner will get the chance to battle for a spot on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster, though if Arizona chooses to keep only two catchers and Carson Kelly and Daulton Varsho are both healthy heading into the season, he won't have good odds of breaking camp with the club. The 29-year-old appeared in 31 games at the big-league level with Detroit in 2021, slashing .236/.321/.333 with a home run and seven RBI over 82 plate appearances.

Greiner cleared waivers and elected free agency Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner has looked more like organizational depth than a legitimate backup catcher throughout his four seasons in the majors, hitting .201/.274/.309 in 477 trips to the plate. His 84 wRC+ in 2021 for the Tigers was a career high but was aided by an unsustainable .400 BABIP and came in a small sample of just 82 plate appearances. He'll likely be stuck searching for a minor-league deal on the open market.

Greiner was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner was expected to see more playing time while Eric Haase (abdomen) was on the injured list, but he was in the lineup for just one of the last four games. He'll now head to the minors since Haase is expected to be activated Friday.

Greiner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Greiner was expected to inherit the No. 1 catcher job when Eric Haase (abdomen) went on the 10-day injured list Thursday, but he'll wind up sitting Sunday for the third time in four games. Dustin Garneau -- whom the Tigers acquired from the Rockies on Wednesday -- will pick up another start behind the dish and looks to be manager A.J. Hinch's preferred option at catcher for the time being.