Originally Posted by
zitothebrave
QUestion is what team has young catching to offer? Looking at BA's top 100 the last 2 years (sorry I'm lazy) I see a few catchers, Swihart - Red Sox, Schwarber, Cubs, Plawecki - Mets, Alfaro - Rangers, Realmuto - Marlins, Suzak - Giants, McGuire - Pirates, Hedges - Padres, Sanchez - Yankees, D'Arnaud - Mets, Bethancourt - Braves (lol)
Break them down one by one where they are now
Swihart - In majors, no real competition so probably not even remotely available
Schwarber - In majors, no real competition
Plawecki and D'Arnaud - in Majors, one coudl be available, but it's the Mets.
Alfaro - Traded to Phillies, given Ruiz's age, can't see him being available.
Realmuto - Starting in the majors, no real competition
Suzak - In majors, but with Posey and Belt on the same team, playing time is limited, could be an option.
McGuire - young, in low minors. no real major league competition given Cervelli's age
Hedges - In Majors, competition Norris, who could be an acceptable replacement, isn't super young but is 26 and a recent All-Star
Sanchez - in AAA, McCann in the majors, and a rumor of interest in Wieters, if Wieters signs, Sanchez is available for sure.
So basically 3 potential options for young and controllable.
Sanchez, Plawecki/D'Arnaud, and Susak
Look at the OF options of those teams.
Yankees have Gardner, Ellsbury, and Beltran, No real OF option to replace, they don't seem super interested in spending more money than God anymore.
Mets have Cuddyer, Lugares, and Granderson - 2 potential options to upgrade, but do we want to deal with the mets?
Giants have Aoki, Pence, Pagan, and Blanco - Maybe an option, is an upgrade over Pagan.
It's really hard to say I see any of them giving up