Email a copy of 'Arbitration Records: Catchers' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Arbitration Records: Catchers' to a friend
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phoenix2042
Mike Napoli is as much a catcher as Jorge Posada: yes they can (used loosely) play catcher, and they have played even recently, but their team will go through a lot of trouble to keep them riding the bench during the pitching half of the inning.
0bsessions
Honestly, I might even call that a slight to Posada. Sure, Posada’s always been defensively terrible, but at least he used to be able to catch 100 games a year and maintain his quality bat. Napoli’s bat seems to get progressively worse the more often he plays the field.
phoenix2042
I am a big fan of Jorgie, and I appreciate the fact that he was a starting catcher for 16 years. That is a really long time to stick behind the plate, especially for someone as defensively inept as him. He actually seems to be doing worse as a DH now than as a catcher, but I’m sure that’s just a combination of age (no matter what position he plays) and small sample size.
Rangersfan32 2
True but playing in Arlington, he should be able to get 25 HR’s and 75 RBI’s even with a BA around .240 and being a backup. And that’s way better than having Chris Davis as the backup.
AmericanMovieFan
Posada’s had a controversial career as a catcher (look at all the pitchers who opted for a back up when they started) and has never exactly been feared in regards to throwing out base runners, but those offensive numbers speak for themselves. Like so many who love to play the game, Posada refuses to say his career is winding down or over. But to be honest, I would hope that a 16 season veteran with one club, who happen to be the Yankees, with 5 World Series rings and about $118MM in career earnings would find the grace and humility to call it a career without one of those sad, swan song seasons in a different uniform as he struggles to prove he’s still got it, or is relegated to an even smaller supporting role than what he has now.