Twins 2022 Position Analysis: Catcher

[TheLeviathan]

Haven't the Twins been on the frontline of hiring some gurus to work on defense?  I feel like I heard they had a guy who Garver was raving about. 

Maybe they're banking on some coaching.

[Nick Nelson]

18 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

Haven't the Twins been on the frontline of hiring some gurus to work on defense?  I feel like I heard they had a guy who Garver was raving about. 

Maybe they're banking on some coaching.

I think Garver largely credited Tanner Swanson with helping him turn a corner? Swanson went to New York after the 2019 season and couldn't do much for Sanchez which is not the most promising. 

[se7799]

Love all the...oh no the sky is falling...oh wait was just a rain drop

[Joey Self]

On 3/19/2022 at 8:23 PM, KBJ1 said:

Well a couple of things.

1) Sanchez is younger than Garver with similar offensive #'s.

2) one can learn how to catch. Garver improved dramatically as a defensive player the last few years. Sanchez has a good arm and has the physical ability to improve.

Get him the right mentor and teach him to frame and block pitches in the dirt.

Yes, from the small sample size of the lowlights, it appeared to me that Sanchez either hadn't been taught how to get his body in front of the ball, or decided not to do it and count on his bat to get him a good contract.  The mechanics can be worked on IF he's willing to do it.  

JcS

 

[Joey Self]

Wait.  What? "He [Sanchez] struggled so mightily in New York that some Yankees pitchers notoriously asked not to have him behind the plate in games they started."

Plural?  I saw that Cole asked to have a different catcher--which was what I remember Greg Maddux doing for years with the Braves--pitching to Perez instead of Lopez.  

Was there another not mentioned in this article, because if not, the line should read "a Yankee pitcher asked to have another catcher in games he started."