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BBA Rates Catcher Prospects
Redleg Nation — Baseball America has two interesting articles running that ranks minor league catchers by caught stealing percentage and passed balls per 120 games. Here is how the Red’s catching prospects faired. Caught Stealing Percentage # CATCHER ORG LEVELS CS SB ATT PCT 18 Tatum, Craig CIN AA/AAA 35 58 93 37.6% 54 Mesoraco, Devin CIN LowA 19 90 109 17.4% Mesoraco’s #54 rating is next to last and there is the following writeup on him which is not what I was expecting from the Reds 2007 first round pick. ...

A Minor League Tidbit
Pinstripe Alley — ... This week, BA looked at passed balls (Montero 35th, Romine 53rd).  Montero averaged 19 PB per 120 games, dead-on average for High-A, while Romine averaged 43(!) PB per 120.  They gave Romine the quick hit: ...

Tuesday Morning Rangers Notes: Of Bradley And Burrell
Baseball Time in Arlington — ... ● Direct quote: "Voted the best defensive catcher in both the Double-A Texas League and Triple-A Pacific Coast League, Teagarden has a solid case as the best defensive catcher in the minor leagues. He rarely allowed a passed ball and committed only two errors in the minors. He has all the tools scouts look for in a top-flight defensive catcher: an outstanding arm, quick pop times, good hands, athleticism and strong blocking skills" (Ben Badler, Baseball America) ...

On Defensive Catchers: Craig Tatum
All Things Valley League — ... In early January, Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote a treatise, or even dissertation, on defensive catchers in the minor leagues. While reading the article itself is worth the time, he even has a former Valley Leaguer near the top in avoiding passed balls. ...