Master Index of Archived Threads
The Best Catcher in the National League East
| AG/DC Jun 19 2008 08:08 AM |
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| metirish Jun 19 2008 08:09 AM |
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McCann scares the crap out of me at the plate.
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| AG/DC Jun 19 2008 08:16 AM |
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Yeah, one of two catchers (with Mauer) in baseball head-and-shoulders above the rest, and still a baby.
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jun 19 2008 08:31 AM |
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You wouldn't include Russ Martin on that short list? Or, maybe the best catcher in baseball this year, Geovany Soto?
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| AG/DC Jun 19 2008 08:39 AM |
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Yeah, Martin belongs up there. I think of him as a good hitter who catches, but he's probably fine back there and I'm not giving him enough credit.
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| Vince Coleman Firecracker Jun 19 2008 08:40 AM |
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But Schneider can handle a pitching staff!
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| soupcan Jun 19 2008 08:49 AM |
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And Willie's a winner!
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| bmfc1 Jun 19 2008 09:02 AM |
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I wish the Mets had Flores. Oh....
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| smg58 Jun 19 2008 11:54 AM |
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The Flores situation is kind of strange. They signed him at 17, but he didn't play any professional ball here for two years after that. So five years after he was signed (and thus became Rule 5 eligible), he had three years experience in the system and had done very nicely in high A at age 21. Did Minaya not realize that he was Rule 5 eligible? Or did he simply think that, despite the early investment that had been made on him, his promise with the bat, and the entire system's complete lack of depth at his position, Flores wasn't worth protecting? Either way, I'm beginning to get the feeling that this will turn out to be Minaya's biggest blunder.
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| AG/DC Jun 19 2008 11:58 AM |
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I'm sure that "not worth" is almsot never the case, so much as "not worth as much as the other guy I did protect."
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