Not sure if it's been mentioned, but you want an experienced catcher who knows how to call a game, and works well with pitchers. Especially developing young prospects.
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but you want an experienced catcher who knows how to call a game, and works well with pitchers. Especially developing young prospects.
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I’m coming around to the idea of Casali as the primary Catcher with Maile as his backup. I wonder what a Stephenson/Arroyo package could bring back.
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Winker/Suarez?Originally Posted by mth123
Then the cycle will be completed.
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Hitch your wagon to two 30+ old catchers seems like a fools errand. Play it safe and keep all three, one is bound to get injured, they catch after all
GAC (05-29-2023),mhs95_06 (05-29-2023),MoneyInTheBank (05-28-2023),Ron Madden (05-28-2023)
Miami, SF, SD, Yankees, Tigers, and Cleveland are the current teams in contention that look like they could use help at C/DH. Of course a few injuries could move more teams to look for catching help latter on. I like the idea of pairing Stephenson with prospects, but trading Arroyo now might be selling low. Stephenson and Senzel would be the guys I'd be shopping to make room for the players coming up.
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Chuckie is in AAA if one of them gets hurt.
I can't imagine that the demand for a sub .700 OPS DH would be terribly high.
"Lemonade requires a significant amount of sugar. Otherwise, you've just made lemon juice."
wlf WV (05-29-2023)
Miguel Cabrera has a .455 OPS for Detroit lol. Stephenson is showing signs of life at the plate lately and has a career .788 OPS. If he gets back on track they'll be plenty of teams that could use his bat.
That doesn't make me feel better. I mean it's be only a year since Tyler was being proclaimed as "The best Reds catcher since Bench"
Some people like looking at baseball as short-game, really not what I do myself
CaiGuy (05-29-2023),GAC (05-29-2023),Wonderful Monds (05-28-2023)
That's actually a pretty good comp.
"Lemonade requires a significant amount of sugar. Otherwise, you've just made lemon juice."
If the pitching staff is going o have an ERA over 5 with him behind the plate, I’d just as soon call a defense first guy up from the waiver wire. I’m think Stephenson Steer and CES are 1b/ DH options. In that case, Stephenson would be the odd man out.
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wlf WV (05-29-2023)
Isn't the staff ERA nearly 6 with Maile?
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Wonderful Monds (05-28-2023)
Yes, somebody had to be the second Catcher. I still think you’d get something for Stephenson. Maile, not so much.
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Maile will be 33 and Casali 35 next season and both can be free agents in the offseason. It just seems short sighted to jettison your 26 year old catcher in favor of a AAA prospect who profiles as a 1B/DH and a Rookie who can play multiple positions.
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Old school 1983 (05-28-2023),Wonderful Monds (05-28-2023)
Like for example: the Reds
MoneyInTheBank (05-28-2023)
The issue is we are learning Stephenson isn’t a catcher, and we have a better DH about to come up from AAA.
What would you say.....ya do here?
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