Twins with three catchers?
April 28, 2009
With argueably one of the best catchers in the league and a well liked veteren backup catcher, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has hinted that he would like to keep Jose Morales once Joe Mauer returns to the club from the DL.
Jose Morales- catcher
Morales seems to have found his bat as of late and Gardenhire would perfer to keep the young catcher.
“I’m not sending him down anywhere right now,” Gardenhire said when asked about Morales possibly going back to Rochester. “He’s going to catch all three games of this series [against the Rays], and then we’ll see where he’s at when Joe Mauer comes back up here.”
The Twins like many teams has had to deal with a large number of pitchers on the roster. With Jose Mijares back with the Twins and pitching well, the Twins are hoping to bring the number of pitchers from 12 to 11.
Morales ability to catch for the Twins has been highlighted, with the young catcher behind the plate while R.A. Dickey takes the mound. Morales has been working at getting better thows to second as both he and Redmond have struggled to throw out base runners stealing 2B and 3B. The Twins think they identified the issue (some sloppiness behind the plate that he developed while battling through an ankle injury last season) and bench coach Steve Liddle has spent time with the catcher working on his form.
With Morales future not certain the catcher is hoping to keep improving his game in hopes he can find a spot on the roster.
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