The Twins' Catching Rotation is Costing Them

[USAFChief]

2 hours ago, Fire Dan Gladden said:

The iron man days of catching all the time are basically done.  130 games caught in a season is a unicorn.  100 is a realistic goal/expectation.

Vasquez has been productive defensively.  We probably can't discount how much he has helped Jeffers while he has been here.

I am not going to argue rotation and health, because it worked last year and continues to work this year,  I hope that Vasquez can start provide offense closer to his numbers before he came to MN.

Adley Rutschman caught 110 games last season. 

Cal Raleigh 128.

Those are games at catcher, not DH or another position. Rutschman played 154 total. 

I can go on.

Standard fulltime workload for a catcher has traditionally been 110-120 games. That's still the case today, if you have a number 1 catcher and injury doesn't cut into playing time. 

[JD-TWINS]

On 4/25/2024 at 3:57 PM, cheeseheadgophfan said:

10 million for Vazquez seems like a massive overpay.  Is there any other team catching-desperate enough to take on that contract?  It would allow them to try to make a deal for a starting pitcher if they could dump that contract as part of the deal.  Camargo is mashing in the minors but I have no idea how good of a defensive catcher he is.....

He looked pathetic in his one start at DH in the Show!

[JD-TWINS]

Vazquez is framing pitches for Ober tonight and getting “balls” called for Strikes - 2 hitter through 7 1/3 innings.

Base hit for 3rd consecutive game - average up to .220……..everyone’s gotta relax…..,threw out Trout at 2nd early in the game.

Vazquez catching gives Team defensive upside - allows Jeffers to stay fresh - allows Jeffers to contribute as DH.

He’s fine.

Castro & Santana are starting to come around as well as Vazquez.

[Rosterman]

They did overpay for Vasquez, but was hoping for the one of the season before signing.

The plus, the guy can throw. Part of stolen bases also relies on the pitcher. And Vasquez shows that him and Correa if it down to a science, less so Castro, or even Julien. But Julien is working on it. 

And someone ahs to contribute to making 24-27 outs in a game, so every line-up can afford to have a Mendoza-line player (or even two) at times. But the flip side is that the other 7 have to hit better than .250.

Considering the depth in the Twins system, with a replacement catcher still being possibly another season away.....