Who will Bucs add to handle catching

SCBucco · Post by **SCBucco** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:25 pm

547273647262110 wrote: here is link to his stats:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... um=linker-

he doesn't have much of a bat so maybe he is very good defensively. I'm sure at least one additional catcher to him will be brought in. He makes Austin Hedges look like a good hitter.

Sweet, a .197 BA with close to 700 MLB at bats. This is genius. Who will be the top pick for the 2021 draft?

NJBucsFan · Post by **NJBucsFan** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:43 pm

His career aspiration is to one day be mentioned in the same breath as Keith Osik.

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:10 pm

Scouts never forget: Maile was drafted but not signed by the Red Sox in 2009, so BC gets to put another bird on his life list.

5B4B4A7D6B6B67080 wrote:

Sweet, a .197 BA with close to 700 MLB at bats. This is genius. Who will be the top pick for the 2021 draft?

I spent about ten minutes trying to figure out what this signing had to do with Rick Sweet, a light-hitting catcher of the early 80s.

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:12 pm

1E1A1225332316313E500 wrote: His career aspiration is to one day be mentioned in the same breath as Keith Osik.

And not to be confused with Louis Malle.

BenM · Post by **BenM** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:55 pm

Is this guy really an upgrade over Diaz?

SCBucco · Post by **SCBucco** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:16 am

00332F2E2D25132E3529323524282F410 wrote: Scouts never forget: Maile was drafted but not signed by the Red Sox in 2009, so BC gets to put another bird on his life list.

Sweet, a .197 BA with close to 700 MLB at bats. This is genius. Who will be the top pick for the 2021 draft?

I spent about ten minutes trying to figure out what this signing had to do with Rick Sweet, a light-hitting catcher of the early 80s.

I laughed at this. Well played. But he hit a career .234. Don't mock him.

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:20 am

I actually kind of like this signing. The only thing the Pirates are competing for next year is the top draft pick in 2021. May as well get used to that reality. The last thing they need to do (and I'm serious about this...no sarcasm) is go sign a top tier catcher. To be perfectly frank, if they win more than 50 games next year, I'll consider that a failure.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:41 am

Maile is supposed to be a strong defensive catcher. I believe they want to have a good defensive team.

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:47 am

I get that the Pirates have a rich tradition when it comes to dumpster diving. But do we have to reach the bottom of the dumpster to pull out our players. Why get rid of Diaz for this career stiff?

SCBucco · Post by **SCBucco** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:05 am

555D5E697F5A7D721C0 wrote: I actually kind of like this signing. The only thing the Pirates are competing for next year is the top draft pick in 2021. May as well get used to that reality. The last thing they need to do (and I'm serious about this...no sarcasm) is go sign a top tier catcher. To be perfectly frank, if they win more than 50 games next year, I'll consider that a failure.

We are competing for the first pick overall for the next decade worth of drafts.