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Heroes of the Zeros: Catcher

Continuing on with our All Decade ballots, today we look at catcher.  The Reds haven't had an All Star catcher since Bo Diaz in 1987, but they've still had what could be considered a solid crop of players at backstop since Johnny Bench retired.  None of the guys listed below would likely be on most teams' All Decade squad, but that doesn't mean the Reds have had crap there over the last decade.  They managed to get somewhat above average production out of the position a few years over the last 10, even if they weren't consistently good from year to year.

Now that we are into the hitters, let me explain what we'll be doing.  For catchers, you will be selecting a starter and a backup, but you won't be doing that for any other position.  After we get through all of the positions, I will have a day for selecting a left-handed and right-handed pinch hitter, and I will also take the the top vote-getter in the OF who is not a starter as the backup OF, and the top middle IF non-starting vote getter as the utility IF.  That will give us a full 25-man roster for the decade.

So, if you are having a hard time deciding who should be the backup catcher, remember that the guy has a shot at being a pinch hitter, assuming he was used in that fashion frequently enough.  Ballot is after the jump.

Other ballots: Starting Rotation | Bullpen

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YearsG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+wOBAWAR
Paul Bako 2008 99 338 299 30 65 11 2 6 35 34 90 .217 .299 .328 .626 64 .271
-0.6
Ryan Hanigan 2007-2009 126 402 346 34 92 9 1 5 22 48 42 .266 .363 .341 .704 86 .307
1.5
Ramon Hernandez 2009 81 331 287 25 74 13 1 5 37 33 34 .258 .336 .362 .699 84 .307
0.5
Jason LaRue 2000-2006 679 2441 2136 251 513 120 6 81 293 186 613 .240 .326 .416 .741 91 .314
6.2
Corky Miller 2001-2009 104 342 288 24 57 13 0 7 36 33 69 .198 .301 .316 .617 61 .276
0.0
Chad Moeller 2007 30 49 48 6 8 1 0 1 2 0 17 .167 .167 .250 .417 4 .175
-0.6
Dave Ross 2006-2008 254 817 692 86 157 34 1 41 104 99 203 .227 .324 .457 .780 96 .318
3.3
Benito Santiago 2000 89 277 252 22 66 11 1 8 45 19 45 .262 .310 .409 .719 79 .292
0.1
Kelly Stinnett 2001-2003 157 518 459 51 110 29 0 15 57 45 137 .240 .318 .401 .719 86 .306
-0.1
Eddie Taubensee 2000 81 291 266 29 71 12 0 6 24 21 44 .267 .324 .380 .704 76 .310
-1.3
Javier Valentin 2004-2008 441 1086 981 107 259 56 2 34 149 93 154 .264 .326 .429 .755 93 .322
1.0
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i guess you have to go with larue as 1

but it was an easy number two … long live LLM!

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Dec 16, 2009 9:02 AM EST reply actions  

Good old Hedley Lamar

There is an overriding misconception that Clutch is an overriding misconception.

by Madville on Dec 16, 2009 9:23 AM EST reply actions  

Think of your secretary.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Dec 16, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions  

there's a secretary?

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Dec 16, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions  

'tis a line from the movie.

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."

by ZJiff30 on Dec 16, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Man, I really liked David Ross

Still peeved that he was released in ‘08. Contact was an issue, but the guy could walk, had power, and had a cannon. Hanigan’s similar, but without Ross’s power (and many fewer strikeouts, of course).
-j

by JinAZ on Dec 16, 2009 10:47 AM EST reply actions  

i liked him a lot too.

i think he just needed to get healthy. he hit pretty well for a #2 catcher last year.

it made no sense to release him seeing as how his ceiling was a million times higher than paul bako’s.

by GrooveLeg on Dec 16, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

oh my god this keeps getting uglier.

"There is no harder thing than to have Glenn Beck outlive your child."-The Onion

by justin007000 on Dec 16, 2009 11:35 AM EST reply actions  

why do you say that

I’d say having 3 above average hitting catchers in a decade ain’t bad, especially since they accounted for 63% of PA listed above. I think the starting pitching looks much worse than the catching.

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by Slyde on Dec 16, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah the starting pitching's gotta be bottom 3 in the MLB for the 2000s

However, when you have to justify a position with this quote

They managed to get somewhat above average production out of the position a few years over the last 10, even if they weren’t consistently good from year to year.
It’s kind of damning with faint praise.

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by chesirecat on Dec 16, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions  

If you think this is bad, you're really overrating catcher offense

Only the Braves (McCann and the freakish Javy Lopez season) and maybe the Mets (with the good Piazza years early in the decade) have clearly put up better catcher offense this decade.

by ken on Dec 16, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions  

maybe the Cubs with Micheal Barrett

and Geovanny Soto

"Everything you are doing is bad. I want you to know this."

by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 16, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions  

thanks, ken

This is kind of like saying you almost survived a crash landing on Mars.
At least you made it to Mars.

by johnu1 on Dec 17, 2009 2:24 AM EST up reply actions  

none

I hate to repeat. This list is more pathetic than the starting pitchers.

by njbentz on Dec 16, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions  

Corky got the nod

If you’re going to do something poorly, you might as go all the way.

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by Excalib8 on Dec 16, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions  

then tatum make the all century team, right?

"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay

by joshuar9476 on Dec 16, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions  

all-century, so far

After that buildup, then I get to see the list.

Wow, so many exciting choices.

So

so
so so many.

Is Jerry Zimmerman still available?

by johnu1 on Dec 17, 2009 2:23 AM EST reply actions  

backup

It’s also nice to know that my backup choice, should he not be selected, can still serve as the team’s premiere pinch hitter (provided he was used as such often enough.) I’d think if anything, my backup catcher would be the guy they’d hit FOR.

by johnu1 on Dec 17, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions  

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