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Mets Spring Training Question 10: Who Will Be the Phenom?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Joe Janish

With ten days before pitchers and Molinas report, let’s look at who might be the PSL “phenom”. Nearly every spring training, there is one youngster who tears it up, or lights up the radar gun, and performs so overwhelmingly impressively … Continue reading →

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Mets Spring Training Question 13: Third-string Catcher

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Joe Janish

With pitchers and Molinas reporting to Port St. Lucie in 13 days, Mets question #13 is this: who is — as Jerry Manuel might ask — the backup to the backup backstop?

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Omir Santos Signs with Tigers

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to Jason Beck on Twitter, the Detroit Tigers have signed Omir Santos. The former Topps All-Rookie Team catcher took a minor-league contract and will be insurance behind Victor Martinez and Alex Avila. A few weeks back, Sandy Alderson mentioned … Continue reading →

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Minor League Look: Kai Gronauer

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Matt Himelfarb

Kai Gronauer has a lot more riding on him than your average Single-A catcher. Signed by the Mets in April 2008, the 23 year-old Gronauer

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