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As you said, though, paying 5 mil plus whatever prospect it took to get him out of LAAAAA is a tough pill to swallow.  I'd rather pay twice that to V-Mart but that's a tough thing to do unless somebody raises payroll...though V-Mart had RHP problems this year too (not usual for him).
 
Who else is there to bolster the catching dept?  Because yet another year of Moore and Johnson sure seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
 
Russ Martin for the Dodgers might be available.  He's a solid 90ish OPS+ catcher (thanks to his OBP) with good D and a couple of years left as an Arb player, which might be a problem for the divorce-cash-strapped Dodgers.  Feel like betting on a catcher with a serious hip injury (he tore the labrum?  Also, he's RH, so his early-career power isn't gonna come back here.
 
I've already expressed my interest in Iannetta.  He's what I hope Moore turns into, so I wouldn't mind adding him now and avoiding the suspense.  He's no great shakes defensively either and should be able to hit decently even outside of altitude (.757 OPS away from Coors is fine for a catcher).  He's also a righty.  His BA is terrible, though, almost like some other guy, what was his name...Napoli...and I think Chris will be available.
 
John Buck will be a free agent with decent power for a catcher who never, ever walks.  Like, ever. .27 Eye career, .12 at age 30 in a multi-year deal...oof.  Also right-handed.
 
Ramon Hernandez will be 35 after an awesome season in Cincinnati with career marks in BA and OBP.  His options isn't gonna vest, so we could have him.  Right handed.
 
Barajas is also 35 and doesn't have that career year.
 
Torrealba and Olivo won't come back even if they hit the market.
 
Pierzynski?  Pass.
 
Zaun is 97 years old.
 
I'm just not seeing a lot of great options.  If it's not Napoli (might not be a catcher), V-Mart (costs a lot) or Iannetta (have to get him in trade, has inflated altitude stats and defensive issues), who would you take, knowing we can't afford another collapse at the position and most of the options are gonna be park-deficient?
 
~G