Could be like Ohtani situation. But if he has some Yogi in him that would be sweet!
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He was throwing runners out at something like 4% which would be historically bad. I’m sure he can improve, but honestly, how much. Also taking into account how many good catching prospects they have, all of whom play better defense.
I get that he’s not a prototypical DH, but as of right now, no one on the team is better suited to be a DH, so why not just leave him in there. It really seems like he’s only a catcher on paper – playing him there feels forced.
They need to figure something out.
They keep acquiring catchers that hit so well they move them somewhere else and we’re stuck with an awful catcher back there instead.
Injuries are always a risk, but I don’t want to see him struggling to learn the outfield or something stupid.
If Chaim trades away some of the repetitive outfielders we currently have, I personally would rather see him try that out and combo it with DH’ing. If I never saw him catch again I wouldn’t be upset about it.
He has to show significant improvement as far as throwing out runners before I want to see him behind the plate. It’s a shame because the rest of his catchy ability seems solid but we can’t have him catching if other teams know they’re able to run anytime with little to no risk
It’s the best for him and the team. He could easily be a top 5 catcher in WAR. he is already last season a top 3 bat. Let him get the shoulder surgery and see where he is.
His catching was fine but his bat would be great for lf if we had room for him. I’m fine with him as mostly dh and like second or third catcher
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He was throwing runners out at something like 4% which would be historically bad. I’m sure he can improve, but honestly, how much. Also taking into account how many good catching prospects they have, all of whom play better defense.
I get that he’s not a prototypical DH, but as of right now, no one on the team is better suited to be a DH, so why not just leave him in there. It really seems like he’s only a catcher on paper – playing him there feels forced.
They need to figure something out.
They keep acquiring catchers that hit so well they move them somewhere else and we’re stuck with an awful catcher back there instead.
Injuries are always a risk, but I don’t want to see him struggling to learn the outfield or something stupid.
If Chaim trades away some of the repetitive outfielders we currently have, I personally would rather see him try that out and combo it with DH’ing. If I never saw him catch again I wouldn’t be upset about it.
He has to show significant improvement as far as throwing out runners before I want to see him behind the plate. It’s a shame because the rest of his catchy ability seems solid but we can’t have him catching if other teams know they’re able to run anytime with little to no risk
It’s the best for him and the team. He could easily be a top 5 catcher in WAR. he is already last season a top 3 bat. Let him get the shoulder surgery and see where he is.
His catching was fine but his bat would be great for lf if we had room for him. I’m fine with him as mostly dh and like second or third catcher
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