re: DAT 9/1: YFPHA vs Mariners

Reading up about Tyler White working on catching in the Winter. He played catcher in high school, but hasn't done it since (played 1st & 3rd in college). Before he was drafted, he was contacted by the Giants and they told him they were interested in drafting him and would consider switching him back to catcher if they did.

So apparently it isn't just an out of the blue suggestion by JL to try him back at catcher. But considering he is going to be a 25 year old prospect sometime next season and hasn't played catcher in probably 7-8 years, I can't imagine how difficult that process will be. Learning to play 1st base or LF is one thing. Learning to receive balls as a catcher and call games is another. We'll see...