Lefty catchers

1) Yes
2) Probably not
3) How many times per game is third stolen? With a LH catcher, he still has to maneuver around the RH hitter. NO advantage there.

1) Yes - the arguement here is "how many LH catchers do you see in college or pro ball". None so why hinder a guy's chance to move on by playing him in a position he cannot excel at the next level. Every game at catcher is a game he could be playing first, OF or pitching where he has a chance to move on.

2) Only in some sort of emergency and even then he would be a last resort.

3) It doesn't matter because of what redbird5 said and it's not going to happen.

Other thing is pitchers in general do not like to throw to lefty catchers, I know I didn't like it. If you wonder why, its because you spend your whole baseball career throwing to a right handed catcher and all of a sudden you are throwing to a lefty. Too me it was visual and I had enough to think about when I was pitching.

1) Definitely

2) Only if all else failed. A lefty that has enough arm to be a good catcher is more valuable on the mound.

3) No gain from LH to RH when throwing to 3B. Majority of hitters are still RH and he would have to maneuver around those guys regardless of throwing hand.

Have your son use that catcher mentality to make the team better from another position. Best of luck.