Catcher position?

I get where you are coming from bc pap is struggling at the plate. But you need to know that throwing a runner out isn't all on the catcher. LSU threw 3 freshmen and a sophomore today.

Pap is easily the best defensive catcher and it's really not close. I would keep him in but they really need to be more diciplined at the plate. They have to practice situational offense in the coming weeks. Work on Getting runners in that are ISP, continuing an inning with two outs, and getting the lead batter on. They haven't been bad getting the lead batter on but once he's on they need to practice getting him in.

Their offense needs some work, hit and run, bunting, stealing bases really getting good jumps. I don't see guys choking up, or when there is a man ISP just making sure you get a solid hit. I just see them having bad at bats when there are runners ISP. That needs to change and choke up when necessary. GT

Be careful, I said this after Saturday's game and got BLASTED. Dude stole off of Coomes on a pitch out, and they were saying it was on the pitcher not Coomes.

Posters here hate certain players and coaches and will see what they want in order to continue to rag on them.

Like I said, Pap keeping people from stealing bases against us is a BIG DEAL. If he's our best option defensively then he needs to play. Only way that changes is if we get someone hitting consistently at the DH position, AND one of the catchers (Romero/Coomes) starts tearing the cover off the ball. That's it.

If the back up catcher can hit, he needs to DH. If there is another very productive DH then MAYBE you swap Pap with him.

I wasn't for Pap playing before this weekend, but after seeing the catching position Friday and Saturday, Paps the best choice right now.

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PM needs to start getting him some in midweek games

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see, if you had been actually following the team, you'd know coomes has a hip ailment. It doesn't sound like he will be able to catch back to back games this season.

I'm not really defending pap but, right now he is the best option we've got.

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Pap dropped a critical strike (which was then called a ball) on Friday night that could have been the difference in the game

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That guy you talk about still ended up striking out. Coomes didn't block a very lockable pitch that allowed a run to score Saturday while the game was still in doubt at that point.

I agree Pap is not the best defensive catcher by far but he is the best defensive catcher. As I've said many times Pap will catch every time Lange pitches the rest of this year people need to just get over and accept that. Lange trust Pap and the starting pitcher does and should have a huge say on who is catching.

I am by no means happy with the way Pap has played up to this point, he could do so much better at the plate and has made a few too many errors behind the plate. BUT I still feel he is the best option, Romero seems to be hurt and Coomes is just a real liability behind the plate I just don't have trust in his abilities to play error free baseball and he isn't much of an improvement at the plate. Pap is the best option and we should stick with him.

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Dude stole off of Coomes on a pitch out,

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Yeah, because that's never happened to Pap..

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Dude stole off of Coomes on a pitch out, and they were saying it was on the pitcher not Coomes.

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Damn you were talking to a bonafide idiot.

Pap is not getting drafted based off performance this year. LSU is bringing in Feduccia JC catcher and whatever high school fr comes in and if they are capable of hitting 250 and provide d they will start

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Pap is not getting drafted based off performance this year.

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Pap is going to get drafted. How high? Probably not very but a team will draft him and see if they can sign him. MLB scouts don't care if you can hit as a catcher. It's a plus but it's down the list on what they look for out of a catcher.