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Nationals: Kurt Suzuki Signing a Product of Weak Catcher Market

Nov 19, 2018

Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Kurt Suzuki is not a superstar, and is far from it. Exactly zero times have I considered Suzuki to be a necessary addition to a contending team like other catchers are, and I can be pretty confident in writing ...

Blake Swihart’s Agent has Asked the Red Sox to Trade his Client

Jason Kelly

May 16, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Blake Swihart, whom was drafted in the first round of the 2011 June Amateur Draft back in 2011 by the Boston Red Sox, has asked the team for a trade. The 26-year-old switch hitter is batting just .138 this seas...

BBE 2018 Positional Rankings: MLB’s Top 15 Catchers

Joe Jacquez

Mar 17, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Over the offseason, the team of contributors at Baseball Essential voted upon every position on the diamond, compiling our comprehensive Top 15 countdowns for the 2018 season. Major League Baseball is overfl...

Evaluating Boston’s Catching Situation

Matt Wojciak

Mar 28, 2016

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Major League Baseball, Spring Training

In the winter leading up to the 2015 season, the Boston Red Sox future at the catching position looked about as good as anyone could imagine. 23-year-old Christian Vazquez made his major-league debut in 2014, p...

Is Buster Posey Already an All-Time Great?

Michael Saltzman

Mar 8, 2016

Baseball History, San Francisco Giants

Buster Posey is 28 years old and is already considered by some to be one the greatest catchers in baseball history. Heading into his age-29 season, are we witnessing one of the greatest careers ever? There are ...

Chicago Cubs: Players to Watch in Spring Training

David N. Wilson

Feb 8, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: MLB.TV Pretty much everyone is aware that the Chicago Cubs and assorted prospect and veteran invitees will report to spring training in less than two weeks. The positions are filled, for the most pa...

Top 10 Catchers going into 2016

Jamey Vinnick

Jan 22, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: Jason O. Watson / Getty Images North America Historically, the catcher has not been asked to do as much offensively as the rest of his teammates. It is a demanding position that beats up a body. Mos...

Top 10 Catchers For The 2015 Fantasy Baseball Season

Will Garofalo

Dec 18, 2014

Fantasy

The top 10 catchers for the 2015 fantasy season kicks off the start of fantasy content here, at Baseball Essential. At least once a week, a new top 10 position ranking will be released with Will Garofalo's anal...

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