BU Catcher thread

[D-train]

I will puke if we resign Garver. How about we draft this guy in Rule V draft. .832 OPS in the PCL should be able to produce close to a .700 OPS in the bigs.

[GL_Storm]

I will puke if we resign Garver. How about we draft this guy in Rule V draft. .832 OPS in the PCL should be able to produce close to a .700 OPS in the bigs.

Good idea. You should tweet this at Jerry.

[bpj]

I think the only real issue with Garver was more of a Wilson/Dipoto/Hollander problem.

Garver at Catcher for 43 games would've been fine.

But the other 39 games he played at DH were the real problem.

They had to try and squeeze any "value" they could from him instead of accepting that they were paying $12M for a backup catcher.

[Sexymarinersfan]

I think the only real issue with Garver was more of a Wilson/Dipoto/Hollander problem.

Garver at Catcher for 43 games would've been fine.

But the other 39 games he played at DH were the real problem.

They had to try and squeeze any "value" they could from him instead of accepting that they were paying $12M for a backup catcher.

Excellent point. They paid a lot of money for this guy to produce and replicate his numbers from when he was with the Rangers, hoping he would break out of a slump. No more DH days for Mitch, IF he even comes back, unless he's absolutely torrid. Great post.

[Bil522]

I think the only real issue with Garver was more of a Wilson/Dipoto/Hollander problem.

Garver at Catcher for 43 games would've been fine.

But the other 39 games he played at DH were the real problem.

They had to try and squeeze any "value" they could from him instead of accepting that they were paying $12M for a backup catcher.

Excellent point. They paid a lot of money for this guy to produce and replicate his numbers from when he was with the Rangers, hoping he would break out of a slump. No more DH days for Mitch, IF he even comes back, unless he's absolutely torrid. Great post.

If he could hit orrrrr have defensive value greater than -6 DRS then maybe resign him but there are other back up catchers out there.

[Sexymarinersfan]

I think the only real issue with Garver was more of a Wilson/Dipoto/Hollander problem.

Garver at Catcher for 43 games would've been fine.

But the other 39 games he played at DH were the real problem.

They had to try and squeeze any "value" they could from him instead of accepting that they were paying $12M for a backup catcher.

Excellent point. They paid a lot of money for this guy to produce and replicate his numbers from when he was with the Rangers, hoping he would break out of a slump. No more DH days for Mitch, IF he even comes back, unless he's absolutely torrid. Great post.

If he could hit orrrrr have defensive value greater than -6 DRS then maybe resign him but there are other back up catchers out there.

There sure are. But it sounds like it might be moot. Hearing the M's and Garver have mutual interest. So it probably doesn't matter anyways. How it goes down, Garver, no Garver, I'm not losing sleep over it.

[Captain 97]

T-mobile sucked the life out of Garver. Career numbers At T-Mobile .140/.259/.281/.540. He is not coming back here unless he gets zero offers from any other team.

[D-train]

It is just a bad vibes move when there are so many other opportunities. They have to know the fans don't want him back.

[tehmc]

Daniel Susac from the Athletics could be an interesting option from the Rule 5 Draft
2022 19th Overall Draft pick, Athletics #11 prospect and he was in AAA last year

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... sac-000dan

I'd rather take a chance on Susac than resign Garver

[Michael K.]

I think the only real issue with Garver was more of a Wilson/Dipoto/Hollander problem.

Garver at Catcher for 43 games would've been fine.

But the other 39 games he played at DH were the real problem.

They had to try and squeeze any "value" they could from him instead of accepting that they were paying $12M for a backup catcher.

Couldn't agree more.