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I wish I understood how an average fan would be in a position to know so much more about technical catching than the Mariners seem to.
I mean that literally. I'm mystified at how they could know whether Montero can catch or whether he can't. I mean, Montero's defensive RUNS were only -4.9 last season. Lots of guys are at -5 on the fielding chart.
Have they ever explained why they insist that Montero (1) can't catch, and (2) can't learn to catch?
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I'll tell you one thing that seems odd to me. For somebody who's supposed to be terrible at it, Jesus Montero certainly LOVES what he's doing back there. Not that often you find guys who love to foul up.