In an ideal world we would trade Suzuki and Pinto would catch everyday. Mauer would spell him on occasion while Herman plays backup catcher. Mauer's value came from catching, at 1st base he is just another mediocre player. Inb4 everyone points to the average and OBP. A 1st baseman is suppose to be a masher that drives in runs. Players that are better at 1st base: Freeman, Cabrera, Goldschmidt, Chris Davis, Anthony Rizzo, Encarncion, Votto, Moss, Abreu, Gonzalez. Even Morneau is debatable. And I didnt even include Pujols because of his monster contract. Fact is, Mauer cant produce like the above mentioned players. I like Mauer, but hes not much of an asset right now.