The Colorado Rockies have signed infielder Paul Janish to a minor league contract. Janish, 31, will receive an invitation to spring training.
Janish will be competing for a bench spot in Colorado. He will be doing it solely with his glove as he has done little with a bat in his career.
#rockies sign paul janish, slick fielding shortstop, to minor-league deal with invite to big-league camp
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) January 27, 2014
Janish began playing at the big league level with the Cincinnati Reds in 2008. He joined the Atlanta Braves. In 2013 he appeared in 52 games compiling a .171/.222/.442 line with two RBI and seven runs scored.
Primarily used at shortstop, Janish has also seen playing time at second base and third base.
