RJM posted:CaCO3Girl posted:I was surprised to see the amount of Catchers on the super high end of the PG top prospects list. Do MLB teams like catchers to mature in College first or does a HS catcher have a decent shot of making the first round?
It's not important to put much thought into what position a kid plays (position players). Most of them will change positions at the next level (college or pro). Those who move on can hit and are athletic enough to play any position. The exception are a handful of big time mashers.
Buster Posey was FSU's starting shortstop before moving to catcher. He volunteered for the move. It was a combination of the previous catcher leaving and an all SEC shortstop transferring in.
I'm not knocking anyone....BUT.....I read a report awhile back on CNN that said catchers in MLB are lacking in one key area...CATCHING! If people rarely recruit catchers to BE catchers this could explain a lot.