Jarrod Saltalamacchia available

[Vegas Halo Fan]

how are his throwing-to-first-while-the-runner-steals-second skills?

Well, he has been in Miami around the master.

[Mark68]

Saltalawhothe****cares.

[Inside Pitch]

I hear Jett Bandy is available....  would rather see him than Salty.  Way better name too.

[dimitrig]

Think we can lure Bob Boone out of the front office?

[shellback]

They release Salty and keep Mathis. Now what does that tell you?

 

YEEEOUCH!

[Lou]

No dish on Perez ... but I'd take Mathis over him any day of the week and twice on Sunday's .

i agree

[IEAngelsfan]

No dish on Perez ... but I'd take Mathis over him any day of the week and twice on Sunday's .

I don't get this post at all...........why would you pick him twice on Sunday?  Do we have any double headers coming up?

[Tank]

and in the last 6 seasons, Salty has hit over .235 once

.220 last year

 

here's iannetta over those same last 6 seasons:

.197

.238

.240

.225

.252

and .094 so far this year

 

it doesn't make a compelling argument to go out and pick up salty, nor does it give us a compelling reason to keep playing iannetta.

 

we need a catcher that can hit and field well. maybe this new kid will have something better to offer.

[Tank]

here's another thing that baffles me about catchers and how they hit: they look at pitching from the best angle constantly. they know how the ball is going to move, and they should have a huge advantage on what pitch is coming next. why are so many of them such crappy hitters? they have advantages that other players don't have, yet do so little with those advantages. why is that?

[Angel Oracle]

No dish on Perez ... but I'd take Mathis over him any day of the week and twice on Sunday's .

You're not even funny any more.

Gumball distributors are overrated.

[dimitrig]

here's another thing that baffles me about catchers and how they hit: they look at pitching from the best angle constantly. they know how the ball is going to move, and they should have a huge advantage on what pitch is coming next. why are so many of them such crappy hitters? they have advantages that other players don't have, yet do so little with those advantages. why is that?

 

Because their catching skills are valued more than their hitting skills. Guys who can't hit can still make it into the majors if they can catch.

[ELEVEN]

Because their catching skills are valued more than their hitting skills. Guys who can't hit can still make it into the majors if they can catch.

So thats why Iannetta is still he.. hmm.

[Tank]

Because their catching skills are valued more than their hitting skills. Guys who can't hit can still make it into the majors if they can catch.

My question is more about pitch recognition while they're at bat. They're in a unique position all game long to see what pitches look like and what pitches might come in certain situations. given these advantages, why aren't they better at hitting?

[ELEVEN]

My question is more about pitch recognition while they're at bat. They're in a unique position all game long to see what pitches look like and what pitches might come in certain situations. given these advantages, why aren't they better at hitting?

Pitchers aren't jnown for their hitting abilities either. Could be because they are scouted and signed for their ability to play the position, with less regard for other aspects of their overalll game compared to other players. Byproduct of a talent pool concerning limited skill sets?

[Tank]

I UNDERSTAND THAT CATCHERS ARE PICKED FOR THEIR CATCHING ABILITIES!

But that's not what I'm asking.

[ELEVEN]

I UNDERSTAND THAT CATCHERS ARE PICKED FOR THEIR CATCHING ABILITIES!

But that's not what I'm asking.

Pitchers are also in a unique position to see a lot of pitches, and they are well aware of the stike zone, and have a familiarity with the umpire and how the strike zone is being called. Doesn?t seem to help them much at the plate either.

Maybe it is the limited skillz setz.

Anxiously awaiting your next text size...

[Lou]

I UNDERSTAND THAT CATCHERS ARE PICKED FOR THEIR CATCHING ABILITIES!

But that's not what I'm asking.

A catcher who is good behind the plate is given a pass when he doesn't hit

it's science

[Lou]

Pitchers are also in a unique position to see a lot of pitches, and they are well aware of the stike zone, and have a familiarity with the umpire and how the strike zone is being called. Doesn?t seem to help them much at the plate either.

Maybe it is the limited skillz setz.

Anxiously awaiting your next text size...

yeah, but batters aren't expected to hit the ball as it travels away from them

[ELEVEN]

yeah, but batters aren't expected to hit the ball as it travels away from them

THATS NOT WHAT TANK WAS ASKING.

But, yeah.

[EDinTUSTIN]

That Sosh has a cousin who runs the Marlins front office.

lol

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Pitchers aren't jnown for their hitting abilities either. Could be because they are scouted and signed for their ability to play the position, with less regard for other aspects of their overalll game compared to other players. Byproduct of a talent pool concerning limited skill sets?

 

A lot of it has to do with the amount of time they spend working on it. When the Atlanta Braves had an all-world rotation in the 1990s, their pitchers spent a lot of time in the batting cage. They were all decent hitters (at least for pitchers). Bobby Cox occasionally used Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine as pinch hitters for some of the relief pitchers in games in which the bench had been exhausted.

[Jeff Fletcher]

THATS NOT WHAT TANK WAS ASKING.

But, yeah.

It's because pitch recognition isn't as important as the physical tools to hit. Otherwise they would spend more time in the video room than the batting cage.

Same reason a catcher who has caught a certain pitcher isn't necessarily good at hitting him.

Catchers get physically beaten up a lot, which makes it tough to hit.

[ELEVEN]

Catchers get physically beaten up a lot, which makes it tough to hit.

This I certainly agree with. My hands could barely grip a bat some days.

[Blarg]

You should have used a glove.

Behind the plate.

[Tank]

This I certainly agree with. My hands could barely grip a bat some days.

 

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WERE MOCKING ME ABOUT!!