Which young catcher would you take?

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Mauer is a better defensive catcher, better pure hitter, better baserunner, and a better game caller. McCann hits more home runs, so everyone assumes he is better.

[BGarrett7]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Mauer is a better defensive catcher, better pure hitter, better baserunner, and a better game caller. McCann hits more home runs, so everyone assumes he is better.

Considering that Mauer is running away here and that the only people voting for Mac are Braves fans, I would hardly say that everyone is assuming "[McCann] is better" because he has hit more homers.

[dieselboy]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

I'd go with McCann. He is cheaper.

[skitch]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Overall, Mauer is the more complete baseball player. You can't pass on an athlete like him. Even after his catching days, he has a future at another position, IMO.

[The C]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Mauer is dating Miss America no?

If he is or any sort of model he wins.

[cubsfan203]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Can I pick option C and go with Gerald Laird? Kind of an underrated catcher who can run and play well defensively. He's caught more than 50% of attempted base stealers this year, and 45% in his career.

He might be a little older, but he has the tools to be better than either of the two mentioned, and when he starts full time next year he should be able to prove himself.

[CWood2]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Nah, Joe is notorious for avoiding questions with comments almost exactly like the one Scott posted. It's impossible for him to give any sort of straight answer, even in a hypothetical situation.

And when he does, like trying to provide the insightful color commentary ESPN pays him for, it's completely erroneous...on all accounts.

[Scottdau]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Joe Morgan...

It is just the truth, I have watch a lot of ball players that start out like the next Johnny Bench and then go know where. I am just not sold of them yet. They might be superstars it is just to early for me to tell.
I think they can be good players. If I was to chose one it would be Mauer. I think he handle a pitching staff better.

[LiquidCrash]

Re: Which young catcher would you take?

I like McCann as a Braves fan, and he's a very good catcher, but I'm going with Mauer in this one. From what I've seen of him, he's better in the field and better at getting on base than McCann. Brian's got the power and it's a close call, but I'll take Mauer right now.