Kottaras, pictured above, has spent parts of four seasons at AAA and owns a career major league OPS+ of over 75.Just when you thought it was safe to say it can't get worse than Jason Kendall...
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I actually like the deal. He'll be a servicable backup. He is entering the prime of his career, will be under team control for a long time if he does develop, strikes out a lot (which, not kidding, is a skill for a catcher), and had decent enough minor league stats. He hits left handed and is slightly better against RHP, meaning he could be an effective platoon player if nothing else. Most importantly, he played on a real baseball team last year, which is a lot more than anyone else on the Brewers can say.
It costs the Brewers nothing and provides depth at the position in case Lucroy and Salome cannot make the step to the bigs. Now if only the Sox could release Clay Buchholz...
Are you suggesting that it is more valuable for a catcher to strike out than to make contact and potentially ground into a double play?
Because that is only true in a small percentage of situations. Striking out is not a skill!!
It's tough to argue that he isn't an upgrade to Kendall. The guy has pretty decent minor league stats, and should hopefully see a boost from the league switch. Salome/Kottaras platoon would be just fine by me.
I still feel confident that a guy that had to spend so much time at AAA and couldn't stick with his team that was already ditching one catcher won't be a success. However, even if I'm wrong, at least I'm not paid to be right.
First of all, strikeouts are funny. Second, strikeouts are pure. I shouldn't have to explain this, but Kottaras can develop into a patient hitter who draws walks, hits home runs and, of course, strikes out. Yes, if it were up to me, baseball would be played exclusively by 275lbs, steroid-driven behemoths who just try to hit home runs. To me, swinging out of your shoes and waiting for the perfect pitch is a skill. Of course, striking out itself is a bad thing. But, looking at it from the perspective of how enjoyable strikeouts are and what they represent, they are wonderful.
I'm surprised BCB is so down on the move. Kottaras is only 26 and doesn't have enough MLB experience for us to say he cannot hit. What's the risk?
My reaction is more in the 'Doug Melvin to rest of leage: We're done fucking around' vein. He's a fallen star as far as prospects are concerned (former #2 in the Padres organization)(yeah I know, it's the Padres), and I suppose if he's ever going to be good, this will be the year. I just don't see much since he advanced from AA that suggests he won't frustrate the shit out of us at the major league level, other than the fact that he appears to be patient at the plate. Still and all, the thought of this goober hitting near Gomez, Escobar, and a non-Gallardo pitcher frightens me.
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