Minor Leagues:
Moore - 6'3, 220 lbs, RH, .303/.368/.482/.850, .48 batting eye, 17% K rate
Lavarnway - 6'4, 225 lbs, RH, .291/.380/.528/.908, .54 batting eye, 22% K rate
Lavarnway is the amped up version of Moore. Moore's better behind the plate and throwing out runners, but Lavarnway has more power and at far younger ages (20-23 for Lavarnway vs. 22-28 for Moore).
If you want your catcher to be a RH masher who can take a walk but can't throw out a runner, Lavarnway's your guy.
There are worse things. :) I remember advocating V-Mart in the offseason, so I'm not a glove-first die-hard behind the plate.
I'd consider Lavarnway comparable to Grandal, with the difference being that Yasmani is a switch hitter so the park is not his enemy.
But Ryan's power is pretty easy. He switched to catcher in college and he is NOT somebody who is afraid of hard work. If they offer Lavarnway + Bowden or something, I'd be very interested.
Besides, isn't it about time we took a good catcher from THEM?
~G
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