Side Salad
We all know Nipples stared slow this year, but anything can happen in 100 to 200 at bats.
I wonder if we realize just how good of a hitter he is as a catcher.
Over the last few years I think there are 4 catchers that clearly stand out as the best hitting backstops and they are:
Jorge Posada
Victor Martinez
Joe Mauer
Brian McCann (my 7th cousin, 6 times removed)
Not sure what order they go in, but I think those 4 are clearly proven to be the best. Some other guys are almost in that group, but have shit the bed in at least one season recently (Varitek and I-Rod).
My question is, can you name a catcher (other than those 4), who is definitely a better hitter than Napoli?
It seems that Russell Martin is kind of getting there , but we don't quite have enough info on him, and he is doing it in the NL.
Is Side Salad really the 5th or 6th best hitting catcher in all of baseball?
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Catchers
Johjima is more consistent than Napoli but at a lower wattage
Jason Kendall of course is proof Billy Beane is a genius
Hate him or hate him AJ Pollock is league average
Josh Paul is to Tampa Bay what Shea Hillenbrand is to Anaheim
Greg Zaun almost sunk my Fantasy Season
However...
BENGIE MOLINA OF THE GIANTS is doing pretty good.
by Rev Halofan on Jun 1, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Estrada...
I like what Napoli brings offensively, especially considering he's a catcher. Somone who gets on base and can smack it out of the park in any given at bat is truly an asset.
by iLoveLamp on Jun 1, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Two come to mind:
Ramon Hernandez seems obvious to me. Since his all-star 2003, he's consistently been one of the best hitting catchers in the majors. He's off to a slow start this year, but who knows...
by Higz on Jun 1, 2007 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hernandez
by Rev Halofan on Jun 1, 2007 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang, I forgot about that.
Hey, did you know that if you apply the same nicknaming conventions to Ramon and Felix Hernandez as are applied to A-Rod and Man-Ram you get Ram-Her and F-Her? What a treat!
by Higz on Jun 1, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More Napolitana Choices
by jjackflash on Jun 1, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Russell Martin is THE MAN
by Anaheim of Anaheim on Jun 1, 2007 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and...
Who's The Boss now, huh?
by Ty Webb on Jun 1, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there you go
How does that work though? Must make for great awkward conversation on the mound when he catches Penny(didn't Penny date her last year?).
by Anaheim of Anaheim on Jun 1, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
preposterous.
by hauldog on Jun 1, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm under a bit of a spell...
by Anaheim of Anaheim on Jun 1, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Martin is really good
We all have our favorites.
by hauldog on Jun 1, 2007 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not hardly
Catcher VORP
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Russell Martin 18.6
Bengie Molina 10.8
Paul LoDuca 10.7
Brian McCann 7.8
Johnny Estrada 6.1
LoDuca will fade in the second half; heck, they probably all will to some degree, but I'm betting on Martin to hold up very well over the course of the season.
by scareduck on Jun 1, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rob Neyer
by hauldog on Jun 1, 2007 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's
by CaLiKrAzY on Jun 1, 2007 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know...?
I didn't even know the 'Stache was still in the majors until today.
by Higz on Jun 1, 2007 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea, got that part
by LosAngel on Jun 1, 2007 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he's not Ty COBB
by darkangel01 on Jun 2, 2007 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is the law of the land
Long Live the Lore of the Panther...
http://www.halosheaven.com/story/2006/6/5/41318/19900
by Hutch (someone took my name) on Jun 2, 2007 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's a play on his italian last name
by melvintoast on Jun 3, 2007 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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