Nationals may be running out of catchers - CBS Sports
28 May 2012, 1:34 am
The Nationals have dealt with their share of injuries this season, but if starting catcher Jesus Flores is out now, that will cause even more trouble. Flores came out of Sunday's 7-2 win in Atlanta with what appeared to be some kind of hamstring injury.

Tribe catchers are taking their lumps: Cleveland Indians Insider - Cleveland Plain Dealer
27 May 2012, 6:54 pm
CHICAGO -- It was a lost weekend for the Indians and their catchers in the Windy City. Not only did the White Sox sweep the Tribe in a three-game series, but catchers Carlos Santana and Lou Marson were injured. Santana took a foul tip off the ...

Adrian Gonzalez Thinks Jarrod Saltalamacchia Should Get Consideration as All-Star - NESN.com
27 May 2012, 3:19 pm
BOSTON -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia currently leads all catchers in the majors with eight homers. The Red Sox backstop has been sizzling at the plate, belting three homers in the last six games. He's lifted his RBI total to 21 while raising his ...

catchers with fantastic numbers are hard to find - Lancaster online.com
26 May 2012, 11:05 pm
One of the more difficult tasks in fantasy baseball is finding and maintaining a productive player at the catcher position. Because catchers have plenty of responsibilities on the diamond, not many put up gaudy offensive numbers, which are the ...

Fear of losing Montero leads D-backs to big deal - NBC Sports
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
General Manager Kevin Towers said that the free agent market will not be a good one after this season and Montero would have been at the top of the list for the 10 to 12 teams that will be looking for catchers. "We did our due diligence ...

catchers play multiple roles - theadvocate.com
25 May 2012, 1:09 am
e_SDLqI think it’s a huge upside, because there’s no panic on the team right now regardless of who’s behind the plate.” PAUL MAINIERI, LSU coach HOOVER, Ala. — Off-the-field developments forced LSU coach Paul Mainieri to juggle personnel at ...

Zunino clear standout on catchers Draft board - Major League Baseball
24 May 2012, 11:55 am
Every team is always looking for more catching. Finding it, well, that's a different story. While there is a very good catcher at the top of most First-Year Player Draft boards, there's a dropoff after that -- with an athletic, but relatively ...

Mauer, catchers learning club's new pitchers - Minnesota Twins
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
CHICAGO -- As pitchers have come and gone in the Twins rotation during the season's first 42 games, Joe Mauer and the rest of the Twins catchers have had less of a musical-chairs season behind home plate. Only one starter -- right-hander Carl ...

Giants’ catchers get the big hits in extra-inning win over Brewers - Boston Herald
22 May 2012, 5:02 am
MILWAUKEE — Most organizations search for years to find catchers who can handle themselves at the plate. The Giants have two, and they needed both of them Monday night. Buster Posey got the scoring started with a homer and Hector Sanchez ended ...

Cincinnati Reds: Ryan Hanigan Is Among MLB's Most Underrated catchers - Bleacherreport.com
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
At the start of the 2012 season, Cincinnati Reds' rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco was considered by many to be a possible favorite for the National League Rookie of the Year award. Forty-one games in, however, the 23-year-old prospect has yet to earn an ...