By Chuck Richter - Executive EditorDespite his big bat, Mike Napoli has seen a good share of time on the bench this season to the weaker hitting catcher Jeff Mathis. That could change as Mike Scioscia when asked on Tuesday before the Angels took on the Seattle Mariners who would catch Scott Kazmir's first start, Scioscia said that Mike Napoli would be Kazmir's receiver on Wednesday afternoon vs. Felix Hernandez."Nap will catch tomorrow and we'll kind of roll with it to see where we're going with that. The one thing with Mike, I think on the defensive side he's catching at a higher level and I think he's getting a little more comfortable in his last seven to ten starts, we're seeing some progress, from everything, from the target to the shifting to the game calling. He was in a funk for a while, but we have a lot of confidence he can do it".Mike Napoli has a slugging pct. of .501 and with his 17 home runs which is good for 3rd in the American Le...
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