re: Austin Nola - 10 Top Catchers in MLB

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I believe it was actually the Marlins that moved him to catcher a few years ago.

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It was. I listened to an episode of the podcast Effectively Wild when they had a guy from Mariners organization that was in charge of scouting minor league free agents the year they signed Nola. They had signed a few other guys the same year that made a big league impact as well. Pretty much the best MILB free agent class ever when you consider almost none of them ever make the majors, so to get close to 4 WAR from a class of them it's incredible.

The biggest thing with Nola was his attitude and willingness to learn. The guy said he had every intangible quality you could ever ask for in a guy making a move to catcher. Even he didn't see this type of success coming, but in the same vein he said it's not all that surprising due to his work ethic. (If I'm remembering it correctly)

ETA: Here is a FanGraphs link to the podcast: LINK