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Backup Catcher? 16 members have voted

  1. 1. Who do you think will be the backup catcher for the Marlins on Opening Day?

    • Alex Jackson
      3
    • Nick Fortes
      9
    • Payton Henry
      0
    • Willians Astudillo
      3
    • Someone else
      1

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Who do you think will be the backup catcher for the Marlins on Opening Day?

Based on very small track record last season, should be Fortes. lol.

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I think it will be Alex Jackson because our team is very stubborn and won't want to admit how drastically they fucked up the Adam Duvall trade. Also, Jackson has power and will impress Mattingly in batting practice, so he'll get him into some games as DH, where he will go 0-for-4 with three strike outs and a ground out double play. 

2 hours ago, SongInTheAir said:

I think it will be Alex Jackson because our team is very stubborn and won't want to admit how drastically they fucked up the Adam Duvall trade. Also, Jackson has power and will impress Mattingly in batting practice, so he'll get him into some games as DH, where he will go 0-for-4 with three strike outs and a ground out double play. 

Eh, with Jeter no longer here, maybe it won't be the same?

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8 hours ago, SongInTheAir said:

I think it will be Alex Jackson because our team is very stubborn and won't want to admit how drastically they fucked up the Adam Duvall trade. Also, Jackson has power and will impress Mattingly in batting practice, so he'll get him into some games as DH, where he will go 0-for-4 with three strike outs and a ground out double play. 

Part of me thinks that Jeter was a big part of that stubborn element.

11 minutes ago, FishFan95 said:

Part of me thinks that Jeter was a big part of that stubborn element.

Which part of you? 

La Tortuga

I voted Astudillo but I think both Fortes and Astudillo Honestly. La tortuga can play a lot of positions so he’ll make the roster on the virtue of versatility. 

Just now, SilverBullet said:

These choices are making me miss Chad Wallach.

Fortes might be aight.

4 minutes ago, SilverBullet said:

These choices are making me miss Chad Wallach.

I am not gonna stress over the backup catcher regardless.

1 minute ago, SonOfJack said:

I am not gonna stress over the backup catcher regardless.

If we stress over that, it means the backup is starting too often, which is ...

... awful.

Yeah that's another thing. Having Stallings sure as hell makes the backup catcher less significant.

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3 hours ago, SilverBullet said:

Yeah that's another thing. Having Stallings sure as hell makes the backup catcher less significant.

Not when you have a manager who will probably give Stallings 50 days off and also use the backup catcher as the DH.

Alex Jackson sucks

Nick Fortes is a solid option, limited ceiling probably but a somewhat safe floor as a backup catcher, would be a good option.

Payton Henry cant hit worth a shit, but he can field the position quite well.

Willians Astudillo would be fun to watch, he has played a few other positions, and by all reports is an ok defender.  Not much power overall but will make good to great contact.

My guess is that Astudillo will make the team and Fortes might as well, will depend on both the makeup of the roster and the size of rosters in the first month.

Jackson or Henry making the team is a bad thing. Jackson particularly should be taken out back and shot, red tagged and told baseball is not for him professionally. 

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