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That’s my hope. Having a second catcher that can hit would be the biggest plus we could have this year behind freshman pitchers holding their own.

Agreed on the catcher being more valuable, but unless the guy is a plus catcher the wear and tear of catching hampers offensive numbers and career length. When taking someone top 5 you take best available and put him somewhere to maximize production. Posey, Rutschman and Bart were guys who were...

I would argue that he’s not a big league catcher. He’s good enough to be a corner outfielder though.

If Perez is the real deal, he needs to catch. I would let Del DH. We need him fresh and ready for the dog days when we make a tournament run. He’s the one guy we can’t afford to lose. He’s quiet so it goes unnoticed but he is a legit superstar. I was listening to the MLB Pipeline podcast today...

Sundays could get interesting. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to get into a slugfest against teams we should beat bc of our lack of experience in the rotation. But you gotta like our chances with the 9 guys we’ll roll out in our lineup

Agreed. The future looks bright, but ultimately he botched his first year and left a lot to be desired. I’m hoping he used all this time off to study other coaches in game strategies and bullpen usage.there is way too much talent on this roster to have a repeat of last year.

This is why I love what BP Joe said. If we implement the opener it takes the pressure off the young guys who are used to starting. If you get a kid in his comfort zone (starting) and tell him to give you 2-3 innings it’s a lot less pressure than asking him to get you 5-7. Also your stuff will...

I love this idea. This is a great way to hopefully limit bullpen use and get the freshman innings without expecting them to go deep into games