Originally Posted by
M2
What I see is an out machine with a horrific plate approach and now he's 31 with health issues to boot. That's a recipe for a disaster, like a .250 OB disaster, an Irwin Allen type disaster, a disaster of Castrovian proportions.
Anyway, my take is a catcher with a .300+ OB needs to be found, preferably this catcher will also be able to throw, and maybe he can add some receiving skills to boot.
I know you mentioned in a game thread that Laird doesn't thrill you, but he's only 28 and I think he's got a plate approach that will net better results in the coming years (catchers frequently turn out to be late bloomers -- and then they fade early too, basically catchers are a pain in the butt is what I'm saying).