Who will Bucs add to handle catching

UtahPirate · Post by **UtahPirate** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:57 pm

An option makes the Maile signing look more like he's a depth option and someone else will be signed.

If we were going to carry 3 catchers then I think grabbing one in the Rule V would have happened. Someone mentioned that the Phillies (not sure if it was them but that's what I recall) didn't protect two catchers who had fairly good prospect status. With 26 players this year I thought we might do that.

SyrBucco · Post by **SyrBucco** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:56 pm

7A5B4E477F465D4E5B4A2F0 wrote: An option makes the Maile signing look more like he's a depth option and someone else will be signed.

If we were going to carry 3 catchers then I think grabbing one in the Rule V would have happened. Someone mentioned that the Phillies (not sure if it was them but that's what I recall) didn't protect two catchers who had fairly good prospect status. With 26 players this year I thought we might do that.
Your memory is true, Utah. The Phillies' 13th and 17th ranked catchers were unprotected: Rafael Marchan and Rodolfo Duran. I share your disappointment.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:47 pm

If the Bucs new management decides to go with the two-way player why not let Brault work behind the plate. He sure as heck could hit better than Maile! And it would be a real oddity with a LH catcher! ;D ;D ;D

Leyland1948 · Post by **Leyland1948** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:59 pm

Possum, I seem to recall a left handed catcher way back for the Pirates. My old memory could be 100% wrong. Do you recall one?

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:09 pm

58716D78757A70252D202C140 wrote: Possum, I seem to recall a left handed catcher way back for the Pirates. My old memory could be 100% wrong. Do you recall one?

Benny Distefano caught 3 games playing 6 innings in 1989.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... be01.shtml

Quail · Post by **Quail** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:57 am

705945505D52580D0508043C0 wrote: Possum, I seem to recall a left handed catcher way back for the Pirates. My old memory could be 100% wrong. Do you recall one?

Ed Ott and Jesse Gonder were both left-hand hitting catchers for the Bucs. There may be others, but those two came to mind right away.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:35 am

4367737B7E120 wrote: Possum, I seem to recall a left handed catcher way back for the Pirates. My old memory could be 100% wrong. Do you recall one?

Ed Ott and Jesse Gonder were both left-hand hitting catchers for the Bucs. There may be others, but those two came to mind right away.
Smoky Burgess batted left handed. He was a heck of a pinch hitter. I think Bob Prince would say Smoky could get a hit even if you would wake him up on Christmas.

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 4:43 am

Milt May, Lavalliere, Doumit switched

Leyland1948 · Post by **Leyland1948** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:22 pm

Thanks guys but I was referring to a left handed catcher not a left handed hitting catcher. Sorry for the mix up!

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:20 am

Jason Castro has signed with the Angels. The veteran free agent catching depth is becoming less and less.