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Anthony Recker

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2012 05:52 AM

RH hitting, 28-year-old catcher/1B claimed on waivers from the Cubs; had cups of joe with them this year and the A's in 2011. Pretty good power in the minors (career 800 OPS). Attended same school as Zach Lutz and was coached by Zach Lutz' dad, Yogi. Sounds like Nickeas's worth nightmare, a backup catcher who can hit.

Ceetar Oct 26 2012 06:03 AM Re: Anthony Recker

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: RH hitting, 28-year-old catcher/1B claimed on waivers from the Cubs; had cups of joe with them this year and the A's in 2011. Pretty good power in the minors (career 800 OPS). Attended same school as Zach Lutz and was coached by Zach Lutz' dad, Yogi. Sounds like Nickeas's worth nightmare, a backup catcher who can hit. Pacific Coast League, so that 800 is suspect. but..still probably a reasonable backup type guy.

Frayed Knot Oct 26 2012 07:05 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Recker? I hardly knew her! Listed at 6' 2" - 240. I'm guessing he's not a speedster. Minor league stats show decent pop, lots of strike-outs, gets his walks. IOW, a Kelly Shoppach clone without the Pedro Beato price tag. His PCL stats are mostly from Sacramento & Des Moines, two places you'd expect to be less hitter-friendly than many of the higher-altitude stops on that circuit so maybe there'll be less lost in translation in this case.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 26 2012 07:10 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Sounds like he's worth a shot. Hopefully he'll play well enough to at least breathe on Josh Thole's neck a little.

metirish Oct 26 2012 08:24 AM Re: Anthony Recker

By mid-season he will be known as Anthony Raker.

Vic Sage Oct 26 2012 09:58 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Sounds like he's worth a shot. Hopefully he'll play well enough to at least breathe on Josh Thole's neck a little. If he can't play well enough to breath down Thole's neck, then he lacks a pulse.

Ceetar Oct 26 2012 09:59 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Vic Sage wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Sounds like he's worth a shot. Hopefully he'll play well enough to at least breathe on Josh Thole's neck a little. If he can't play well enough to breath down Thole's neck, then he lacks a pulse. I wouldn't hold my breath on this one.

Edgy MD Oct 26 2012 06:48 PM Re: Anthony Recker

Thole didn't get the job done this year, but the idea that the turnip truck should automatically promise improvements is folly.

Ceetar Oct 26 2012 07:20 PM Re: Anthony Recker

Edgy DC wrote: Thole didn't get the job done this year, but the idea that the turnip truck should automatically promise improvements is folly. Probably not in Thole's case, but Alderson will have to pick some turnips for the team.

Edgy MD Nov 02 2012 10:43 PM Re: Anthony Recker

The Mets now have two alums from Avernia University on their 40-man roster ---- Recker and Zach Lutz.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 03 2012 09:03 AM Re: Anthony Recker

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Attended same school as Zach Lutz and was coached by Zach Lutz' dad, Yogi.

smg58 Nov 03 2012 10:43 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Hell, he's already better than Nickeas. He's at least worth a look in ST. I wouldn't expect miracles, but it wouldn't take a miracle for him to improve our output from the catcher position.

Vic Sage Nov 05 2012 08:08 AM Re: Anthony Recker

all he needs is a pulse and a functional knowledge of the game of baseball and he'll be an upgrade.

Edgy MD Nov 05 2012 09:29 AM Re: Anthony Recker

Vic is apparently very big on that pulse quality.

Vic Sage Nov 05 2012 11:32 AM Re: Anthony Recker

It will distinguish him from the stiffs currently populating our roster.

Ceetar Aug 02 2013 03:15 PM Re: Anthony Recker

Hasn't quite caught on yet. metirish wrote: By mid-season he will be known as Anthony Raker.