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Without a Catcher We'll Have a Lot of Passed Balls

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With the shortstop signings of the last couple of last couple of days, the biggest pressing need for the team is a catcher. As Casey Stengel said, when asked why the expansion Mets used their first draft pick on a catcher, 'Without a catcher we'd have a lot of passed balls...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/11...
 

The Royals catchers could interest us...

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The Royals have some decisions to make behind the plate, they are said to be discussing shaking things up.They currently have three catchers, who could all be available this off-season. Olivo has a club option while Pena and Buck are both non-tender candidates. Of course, the Royals...
>> metsfever.blogspot.com/2009/10...
 

Triple-A Catching Options from Other Organizations

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A few days ago I examined the Royals’ catchers and concluded that John Buck provides a better 2010 option than Miguel Olivo.  Since Buck is arbitration eligible, the Royals would need to sign him to a deal in the vicinity of $3.5 million, or less, for it to make sense for the...
>> kingsofkauffman.com/2009/10...
 

PECOTA v. Pipeline -- the rundown

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Back in March I ran through the Royals' PECOTA stat predictions as listed by Baseball Prospectus and then put my own predictive spin on them. I gave the 50th percentile (most likely) projection as a solid average of what the system said....here's how it's shaken out.CMiguel...
>> thekclpipeline.blogspot.com/2009/09...
 
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