To paraphrase from young guns a bit, catchers must regulate any stealin' of their property. They're dame good, too, but you can't be any geek of the street, you've gotta be handy w/ the leather, if you know what I mean. Earn your keep. As mentioned earlier, its never been my intent to make a team of the best 3 & 4 hole hitters over the next decade, but rather to put a team together molding them into how I like to see a team operate. When it comes to catchers, you've got to handle the defense fist, then any bat will be a bonus.
LesBush a former end of the 1st round draft pick following Syracuse's title run. When you consider that the weakness in his defense is an arm accuracy that should land in the 75 range, its hard not to fall in love with his glove. However, even better is his left handed projections on his bat. True enough, he'll never have more than average power, however his contact, splits & eye should all land in the 65+ range, with his vR & eye approaching 80. And if that wasn't good enough, his conditioning is strong enough to put him behind the plate for 140+ games a season. If teams haven't already regretted passing on him in the draft, it won't take too many all star appearances to have them realize their mistakes.
VincentParra If I'm going to hold defense as a priority here, than how can I pass on the top defensive catcher currently in the show. He's got the 2nd best arm, 4th best arm accuracy & 2nd best pitch calling in the show, all at the ripe age of 25 and coming off a gold glove season to prove he knows how to put his skills into effect on the diamond. He'll never be confused with Johny Bench at the plate, but his .690 OPS is repectable enough given his superior defensive gifts.
While on a defensive parade, we'll jump across the diamond and look at SS & 2b next.
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