MLB's top 10 catchers for 2018
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In the timeless words of Bob Dylan, the times they are a-changin’. And nowhere in baseball is that more evident in the new year than behind the plate, of course with the notable exception of one particular Bay Area stalwart that is in the midst of morphingMLB's top 10 catchers for 2018
In the timeless words of Bob Dylan, the times they are a-changin’. And nowhere in baseball is that more evident in the new year than behind the plate, of course with the notable exception of one particular Bay Area stalwart that is in the midst of morphing his posture from simply being the best of his time to arguably the best of all-time before our eyes.But (spoiler alert) we will discuss the exploits of one Gerald Posey later on, because for now it is about focusing on the changing of the guard that is happening among the ranks of the elite backstops in the game.The elite class of catchers in the game has been a hard nut to crack over the last decade. For a long while, Posey and Yadier Molina seemingly had exclusive rights hashing out who would be top dog annually. And while the occasional rise of a Russell Martin or Jonathan Lucroy, as well as constant presence of Brian McCann would shake things up a bit. Eventually, the emergence of Salvador Perez provided the American League with its own perennial All-St Read more