He may have just misclicked the remote or something silly because he shook him off real quick in succession and the count was 2-2 if I remember and 2 outs. Either way it was good that they just let it go and got on same page to get out of the inning on next pitch. Maybe should have wasted a mound visit since Urquidy couldn't step off to reset.Farmer1906 said:Sounds like a 50-50 thing. If Urquidy trusts him to call the game then trust him to call the game. If not, then wear it yourself and call pitches now.Eso si, Que es said:One incident where Urquidy shook him off 5 times and then just took the pitch clock violation. Not a bug deal, but pitchers may not be getting the pitched they want. Urquidy threw a hell of a game so it is probably not an issue. He also caught Brown's outing last week that went so well if I remember correctly.Farmer1906 said:
Yainer had 3 throwdowns yesterday (1 for 3) and 1 in his previous start. While the sample is still tiny, it's a strong start. His pop time is tied in third for guys with more than 1 throwdown. His arm strength is second only to JT Realmuto.
Outside of 1 poor frame job for a nasty Abreu slider, I didn't notice anything bad behind the plate. Either the defensive issues in the scouting reports were overstated or Diaz has worked his ass off to get better.
I have a feeling, as an organization, our catchers are better prepared to call the most effective game. They seem to be the ones most dialed into the scouting reports and game plan. Maybe that's just a Maldonado thing tho.
Other than that one incident, they obviously worked well together. Would love to see Diaz catch 2 starters out of 5 or 6, and/or see him subbed in with relievers to get an AB or two every game. 50 starts behinds the plate would be a nice sample size to determine who is the catcher moving forward and try to keep Maldonado from physically falling apart. Add in a DH and first base relief and he could have 350+ ABs this year.
