Max Stassi

[Taylor]

38 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Gary Sanchez is a POS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also sign him.  

Strad and T.G., Claude's two biggest nemeses.

I'm curious if anyone other than those two got the reference.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Catchers tend to have erratic careers - I think it has to do with the wear and tear on the body. I mean, squatting that much hurts (I'd imagine).

Look at Johnny Bench's career. He's widely considered the greatest catcher of all time, and he would alternate MVP caliber hitting seasons with merely decent ones. Other catchers have sharp drop-offs - like Jason Kendall or Joe Mauer, for that matter.

I'd imagine Stassi bounces back some and will be at least solid, but who knows.

Similar to all hitters once you lose your base you're pretty much burnt toast!  AP#5 showed this with all of his foot issues (sure he could run into 25-30 pitches a season, then again how many times did he get thrown out from shallow left field?). Catchers are the same except they for the most part burn out in 8-10-12 seasons as they age their lower half starts to breakdown. The ones who make adjustments with their lower half stance and hips and were good hitters due to bat speed can extended beyond that at another position if the arm is still healthy. 

[TempeAngel]

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Look at Johnny Bench's career. He's widely considered the greatest catcher of all time, and he would alternate MVP caliber hitting seasons with merely decent ones.

Actually, Johnny Bench was pretty consistent.

[Angels 1961]

Nobody mentions Matt Thaiss anymore.

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Strad and T.G., Claude's two biggest nemeses.

I'm curious if anyone other than those two got the reference.

Hi.  You are underestimating how many people get the reference, and why.

[Angelsjunky]

45 minutes ago, TempeAngel said:

Actually, Johnny Bench was pretty consistent.

He was really up and down for at least a few years - look at his fluctuation in batting numbers from 1969-76. He was more consistent after, but for those eight years--which included his very best seasons (1970, 72, 74)--he alternated great and merely good years.

 

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Hi.  You are underestimating how many people get the reference, and why.

Now I feel like I'm back in 3rd grade and I'm the last kid picked for the kickball game.

[arch stanton]

7 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

He was really up and down for at least a few years - look at his fluctuation in batting numbers from 1969-76. He was more consistent after, but for those eight years--which included his very best seasons (1970, 72, 74)--he alternated great and merely good years.

 

After the ‘72 season Bench had a lesion removed from his lung. This was early’70s technology which meant they had to shred a lot of muscle to get at the lung. He still started 124 games behind the plate in ‘73 and even got some starts in RF but he was pretty clearly not 100%