Prospect Podcast: Best Catching Prospects
Description
This week Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a deep dive into catching prospects. We have 13 catchers in the Baseball America Top 100. We try to figure out why we're swimming in backstops, the challenges in evaluating catchers and who to keep an eye on.
(00:00 ) Welcome
(01:30 ) Why Is It Hard To Evaluate Catchers?
(06:30 ) Are You Looking For A Hitter Or A Glove First?
(11:00 ) No Position Sees More Work And Improvement In Pro Ball
(14:30 ) Who's The Best Defender?
(15:15 ) Geoff's Catcher Pick To Click
(20:20 ) Ethan Salas' Receiving Is Excellent
(20:40 ) JJ's Catcher Pick To Click
(21:10 ) Why Ethan Salas Is So Hard To Evaluate
(25:20 ) Which Catching Prospect Has The Best Bat
(28:20 ) Why Moises Ballesteros Impresses Us
(33:25 ) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Rangers RHP David Davalillo
(37:45 ) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: White Sox SS/3B Caleb Bonemer
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