Z on Jarrod Saltalamacchia

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 27, 2009 3:50 PM CDT Comment 13 comments

Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia makes the catch on a foul ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson for the third out of the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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7 months ago: Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia makes the catch on a foul ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson for the third out of the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Brett Perryman has a new writeup on Jarrod Saltalamacchia over at the DMN blog...

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I've mentioned it before...

He does appear to have worked on and improved his defense and he deserves props for that.

by Inkara1 on Apr 27, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Great and encouraging read...

Interesting timing on a day I checked stats on both Buchholz and Varitek…

"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks

by hightowersmith on Apr 27, 2009 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was always of the mind

that if Salty’s bat came to where they thought it was, if he could become an average catcher he was by far the better of the two prospects.

What do voluntary mean?

by JKolar on Apr 27, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Throwing

Neyer has an interesting blog up noting almost no correlation between a cathcer’s arm and team winning.

Of course, a catcher’s bat of course does correlate.

by gr7070 on Apr 27, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Salty pic

I googled Salty photos looking for an example of a point I thought
about making and came across this amusing pic.

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by shroomer on Apr 27, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Hmm

Someone might be due a new nickname.

by Brett Perryman on Apr 27, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Knives Padilla?

too obvious?

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by Telegraph on Apr 27, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thats a classic

I got a good chuckle out of that one.

Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.

Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.

by blalock84 on Apr 27, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I so should have gone to that game

I was in Oakland that day and thought about going to the game (walk-up tickets are easy to get there) but decided I wanted to get home earlier in the day instead.

So I was kicking myself for not going to that game when I saw what happened.

by Inkara1 on Apr 27, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That pic is priceless

Salty and Padilla just beating the crap out of Swisher.

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by Gdawg on Apr 27, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have been thougroughly

impressed with salty this year. I think we may be underestimating how much better he’s gotten behind the plate this year. I felt like he’d be better coming into this year just because every report on him suggests that he’s an above average worker and all spring he’d been working extremely hard. So far, I havent seen a ball get by him that i thought shouldnt have, he’s been exceptional at blocking balls, and his throwing is off the charts better, almost every one of his throws has been on a hop right on the bag or straight to the bag. The only thing im a bit concerned about is his framing, im not sure if its partly his fault that umpires seem to screw our pitchers over more than the other team.

Im starting to really get excited about Salty again. He’s still just 23 and we have him for 4 more years after this. Im starting to expect him to become one of the best catchers in the game.

Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.

by blalock84 on Apr 27, 2009 4:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was one of the LSBers...

who was in favor of TT over Salty because of his defense. Salty has changed my mind. He really has impressed me with how much he has improved his game defensively. He got off to a slow start at the plate, but is now starting to hit like many of us thought he could. If he had gotten off to a slow start both offensively and defensively then it may have been another story. It’s odd that his glove may have keep him from splitting time with TT early on. It’s nice to see how much he really has improved his game. I hope he keeps it up.

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by slc ranger on Apr 27, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs