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2012 Minor League Players - Catchers

Found January 23, 2012 on Batter's Box:
PLAYERS: JP Arencibia,  Brian Jeroloman,  A.J. Jimenez,  Sal Fasano,  Sean Ochinko,  Carlos Perez,  Mike Redmond,  Jack Murphy
TEAMS: Toronto Blue Jays

We are in the depths of a baseball-less winter but pitchers and catchers will be reporting to camp in less than 30 days. The minor league camp won't start until March but let's start thinking about the lineups for the 2012 season. There is no hurry so we will do this over the next week or so. Today I will look at the catchers. Infielders, outfielders and starting pitchers will follow over the next few weekdays. Catcher placement for 2012 are the easiest spots to fill. Most of the Jays catchers had strong seasons in 2012 and promotions are obvious.Las VegasTravis d'Arnaud will be the catcher and he has a few questions to answer with his play:1. Is he fully recovered from his thumb injury? d'Arnaud injured his thumb in the off-season laying for team USA. He had surgery and everyone claims he is fully recovered but is there any lasting impact on his play?2. Can he maintain his performance at AAA? Alex Anthopoulos is often asked about his upcoming catcher battle ...
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