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Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 11:02 am
by rockondlouie
By Darragh McDonald | October 1, 2025 at 5:39pm CDT
The Rays acquired two catchers at this year’s trade deadline but are apparently not content with them. President of baseball operations Erik Neander told Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times that both backstops did good things but “we’re going to keep looking.”
C. Bloom has plenty of catching trade assets, wonder if he can land something good for one of them (not named R. Rodriguez) from his one time organization?
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
by 3dender
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 11:43 am
by MrPostman01
Will the Cards get fleeced again?
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 11:55 am
by scoutyjones2
Tamp needs pitching, why would they trade any?
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 12:02 pm
by rockondlouie
MrPostman01 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:43 am
Will the Cards get fleeced again?
Nope
Mo is gone!
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
by Francis Park Thug
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 13:06 pm
by woofy25
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
45 ABs…four five
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 13:12 pm
by Melville
rockondlouie wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:02 am
By Darragh McDonald | October 1, 2025 at 5:39pm CDT
The Rays acquired two catchers at this year’s trade deadline but are apparently not content with them. President of baseball operations Erik Neander told Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times that both backstops did good things but
“we’re going to keep looking.”
C. Bloom has plenty of catching trade assets, wonder if he can land something good for one of them (not named R. Rodriguez) from his one time organization?
In business, leadership relationships matter.
Baseball is no exception.
Tampa Bay could indeed be worth keeping an eye on.....
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 13:38 pm
by Bob Kunush
woofy25 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 13:06 pm
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
45 ABs…four five
Take a look at some of my Molinas first-years in the majors. Its a good thing he was a great defensive player because he sure couldn't hit.
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 14:01 pm
by Basil Shabazz
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
Mike Trout's first 47 PAs
.163 .213 .279 .492
Jeremy Hazelbaker's first 71 PAs
.317 .357 .683 1.040
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 14:17 pm
by 60 year Cardinal fan
Basil Shabazz wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 14:01 pm
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
Mike Trout's first 47 PAs
.163 .213 .279 .492
Jeremy Hazelbaker's first 71 PAs
.317 .357 .683 1.040
About 75 years ago there was a young man named Mays who went 1 for his first 25, but he turned out to be pretty good.
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 16:49 pm
by Absolut
woofy25 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 13:06 pm
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
45 ABs…four five
We got some keen eyed folks. They can name that career in 45 at bats.
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 17:22 pm
by 82birds
what Cardinal catching would they be interested in?
certainly not Pages or Pozo
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 17:32 pm
by 82birds
I imagine they'd go for Bernal.
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 02 Oct 2025 18:05 pm
by ecleme22
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
You forgot the blue font
Re: Tampa Rays To Look For Catching Help
Posted: 03 Oct 2025 10:34 am
by rockondlouie
Basil Shabazz wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 14:01 pm
Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 12:56 pm
3dender wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 11:15 am
Crooks + Burly/Donovan/Gorman/Noot + ??? for a pitcher
Crooks did not impress........At all.
Mike Trout's first 47 PAs
.163 .213 .279 .492
Jeremy Hazelbaker's first 71 PAs
.317 .357 .683 1.040
Crook's #1 job, like any catcher new to the staff, is to get to know his pitchers and learn about the leagues hitters.
Anyone attempting to gauge his hitting ability on his first couple dozen PA's is being unfair.
Yadi's first 47 PA's:
.216 .348 .243 .591
Hopefully Crooks gets 400 PA's next season so we can have a fair sample size before judging if he's a "bust".