Reply to "Coaches... If you have several great catchers on your team... which one do you start?"

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One year on our Northern California Summer team, I selected three catchers from the local HS. Each catcher had above average skills. We played 5 times per week and my goal was to prepare all our players for the next level. In our League 40 players play MLB baseball.

If I choose #1 skill it would be "game calling" and analyzing the hitters and base runners. [Is the runner's right toe "pointing" to 2b].

Is the "on deck" hitter swing down or up? Our catchers all used the Wilson not the Easton mitt. If they could or would not block the low pitchers then they played LF.

One catcher would DH and catch bullpen. There was no #1, #2, #3 catcher. I treated all equal, however I matched the catcher against the teams, where they would be successful. One catcher is now "Bench" Coach for the Baltimore Orioles.

Bob

5/29/1912:58 PM

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