Troy Renck of the Denver Post is reporting that the Colorado Rockies have signed veteran catcher Ramon Hernandez. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports said that the deal is for two-years, $6.4mm with a salary of $3.2mm in 2012.

The Rockies will also trade catcher Chris Iannetta to the Angels for right handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood added Renck. Yesterday, we learned that the Rockies might be looking to deal Iannetta.

Hernandez hit .282/.341/.446 with 12 HR’s and 36 RBI’s in 298 AB’s for the Reds in 2011. Iannetta hit .238/.370/.414 with 14 HR’s and 55 RBI’s in 345 AB’s for the Rockies last season. Chatwood went 6-11 with a 4.75 ERA in 142 innings in 27 games, 25 starts for the Angels in 2011.

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