Fangraphs: Spanish For Catchers

[weams]

"When I signed, (the Giants) didn't have me in an English class at all", Liriano told me this week in Bradenton. "I lost a little weight because I didn't know how to order food."

Liriano was lucky to have a fellow Dominican catching him in his first season, because even though you find a way, it's a lot harder if you don't speak the same language.

A lot has changed since Liriano came stateside in 2001 - English classes for Latin signees is now standard fare - but there's still a steep learning curve. And the onus remains entirely on the newcomer. Should young, English-speaking catchers be taught Spanish in order to better communicate with Spanish-speaking pitchers?

"It's not a bad idea, said Liriano.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-perkins-varvaro-travis-in-toronto-dozier-ducks-much-more/

[Can_of_corn]

Sure.

Go ahead and sign them up for Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin and Korean while you are at it.

Polyglot catchers are the new market inefficiency.

[weams]

Sure.

Go ahead and sign them up for Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin and Korean while you are at it.

Polyglot catchers are the new market inefficiency.

They generally are quite fluent in English. I think he is referring to the children pulled from schooling at age 11 by the buscones. He feels they need more help.

[Can_of_corn]

Is there a Japanese player in the league that doesn't use an interpreter?

[bobmc]

Is there a Japanese player in the league that doesn't use an interpreter?

Arigato! :clap3:

[weams]

Is there a Japanese player in the league that doesn't use an interpreter?

I understood that was a full employment effort. Am I wrong? I know that many of them are quite fluent.