$1 CATCHERS

Manager Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 63

I'm trying to narrow down my list and I need to eliminate 2 of the following three:

Humberto Cota
Sal Fasano
Doug Mirabelli

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:58 pm

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Pick your poison

Sorry, maybe one too many Bloody Marys Drunk

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:20 pm

Ok, so now that gmb0623 is passed out, here we go:

I never thought I'd hear myself say, "Fasano is definitely your best choice here." But there you go.

I can't imagine any of these guys having a positive value in any format, though. Fasano I think will kill your average the least of the 3 plus give you a handful of jacks.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:21 pm

Mirabelli easily.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:32 pm

What I meant was that the results of either choice would be the same and that is not good. I suppose if I had to choose I'd go with Mirabelli also, he did hit .280 with 20 RBI (only 160 AB) in 2004 and should get more ABs backing up Piazza than either Cota or Fasano. However, if he hits like he did last year (.228, 18 RBI in 136 AB), more ABs may not be a good thing.

General Manager Joined: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 276

watch for a guy named Ryan Garko....I think he is still up with the big team in spring training. If he makes the roster, he'll get some Playing time moving around the ball field and they are even talking about moving VMart to 1B for a game a week or so to help his knees....Garko has a better bat then any three guys you mentioned.

Manager Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 63

I just read on rotoworld that it appears Fasano is going to be Leiber's personal catcher. Those 30+ games and day games after night games and Lieberthal's age gives Fasano the potential for 160-180 ABs.

Roto Guru Joined: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 651

gmb0623 wrote:

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Pick your poison

Sorry, maybe one too many Bloody Marys Drunk

Shel Silverstein...bravo. Willing to bet that's the first time he has been referenced on rotochamps.

minor league rover Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 36

sorry? I thought it was frost?
re the catchers: when you're picking from options like these, I'd say go with the option that will get the least ABs. It'll influence your averages the least, and with options like these, none of them will contribute enough to make up for the average hit.
Then again, I'm a rookie.

Roto Guru Joined: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 651

Sprawwl wrote:

sorry? I thought it was frost?
re the catchers: when you're picking from options like these, I'd say go with the option that will get the least ABs. It'll influence your averages the least, and with options like these, none of them will contribute enough to make up for the average hit.
Then again, I'm a rookie.

See that's what having 2 kids under age 2 will do to you. Even though my first thought was Frost, I figured it had to be kiddy friendly since that's where my world revolves. I stand by the rest of the quote. Probably the first Frost reference on this site and at the least, the first time Frost was confused for Silverstein.