@Francis7 posted:At my son's old school, they had 2 junior catchers and one freshman catcher. Just 3 catchers on the roster. The freshman got 5 at bats all year. The juniors basically split the playing time. Worse, the freshman caught so many bullpens that he tore his meniscus and was catching bullpens sitting on a stool towards the end of the season. He hit the transfer portal after the end of the semester. It's really terrible what some programs do to these kids.
If you are not 1 or 2 on the catching depth chart, catching pens is probably your most important role to the program and it is vital. Your job is to embrace that role while working your a$$ off to earn your way up the chart. (Or, in some instances, just embrace the role because that's pretty much what you are there for.) I don't see the direct correlation between catching "so many pens" and tearing his meniscus. Catching pens generally does not require stressful throwing. So, I'm also not seeing your point as to what is really terrible that the program is doing to the kid.