Trade for Catcher in the Works?
Thursday, October 23, 2003by Geoff Young
Clearing off the ol' desk real quick. Enjoy...
A reader alerted me to these two articles over at Prospectus where Jonah Keri interviews Padre GM Kevin Towers. As usual, Towers is pretty candid and it's a good read.
The reader who sent this also noted, "He [Towers] says he's working on a trade for a catcher with 3 of the 8 playoff clubs, 2 AL and one NL. Any thoughts on who it might be?"
Thoughts, me? Yeah, I've got a few. The only starting catchers on the eight playoff clubs who aren't eligible to file for free agency at the end of the season are Damian Miller, A.J. Pierzynski, Jorge Posada, Jason Varitek, and Ramon Hernandez. There are also some guys ...
