That Reynolds must have been concealing (or simply playing through without acknowledging to the media while Showalter knew) some kind of leg injury. Here are his 3rd Base Range Factors for his career:
2007, -6.9 (First Year, jumped up from AA after only 67 games there)
2008, 1.2
2009, -4.8
2010, 2.5
2011, -15.2
While he was never a gold glove, that's a big drop off. In 2011 he also had his fewest stolen base attempts since 2007, and his worst base running score (a relatively mild -2.2). That's a weird collapse to have at 27, maybe if he were in his early 30s I'd buy it, but not at 27. Anyway, enough Mark Reynolds hijacking.
I think another question is: what about Miguel Olivo. There is at least the potential for a trade considering his fairly thrifty contract and power tool. John Jaso could likely handle catching 4-5 games a week, while Montero catches 2-3, but then Miguel has a rapport with Felix and a reputation for being a good game caller, thief catcher, and mentor, perhaps he could help make Montero a better catcher. The fact is though, that as long as Olivo and Jaso are on the roster, I wouldn't look for Montero to catch more than a handful of games next year.
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