July 28, 2008
Catching On
Baseball Time in Arlington notes that with four catchers in the Rangers fold, teams are inquiring about the availability of Gerald Laird.
Not surprisingly, the Rangers' catching quartet is at the forefront of those talks. At least 20 teams have inquired about at least one of Laird, Saltalamacchia, Ramirez or Teagarden, with the Cincinnati Reds - who reportedly assigned a scout to McAfee Coliseum to watch Laird on Sunday - and New York Yankees thought to be the most interested parties to such a potential deal.
It makes sense. Good catching talent is tough to develop. With an abundance of talent at the important defensive position, Texas should be able to fill other holes, either now or over the winter.
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In theory, yes. But so far none of the teams rumored to be most serious about acquiring a catcher are willing to plug the biggest hole Texas has, pitching.
Which makes dealing with the Yankees a better fit because the one area their farm system has a lot of depth at is young pitching.
Plus they can take Ponson back, he's available.