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33 minutes ago, wildcard said:

McCann has made himself into a clubhouse leader.   And they have no one better.  I don't think a few million dollars will be the issue.

There is a question if he needs to be on the roster on Nov 20th.   They could let him go FA and then sign him later in the off season.

McCann will be interesting this off-season.   I am not sure if he self-identifies as a backup catcher yet even though he knows the score sharing a roster with Adley Rutschman these two years.

I have the same general wish for him to get to be able to start somewhere as for Ramon Urias.

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25 minutes ago, survivedc said:

Let's put a pin in it and see! Basallo may factor into this as well--interested to see if he gets in a month or so of AAA time and if so and looks ok do they bring back McCann and force another roster crunch. Obviously hasn't stopped them before. 

I don't expect Basallo in the majors in 2025.   He has to learn how to run a pitching staff and that has long learning curve to it.   I will be surprised if he gets to AAA this season.

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22 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

McCann will be interesting this off-season.   I am not sure if he self-identifies as a backup catcher yet even though he knows the score sharing a roster with Adley Rutschman these two years.

I have the same general wish for him to get to be able to start somewhere as for Ramon Urias.

McCann will play most of 2025 at age 35.   I doubt he is looking for a job being the primary starter on a team.  And I doubt any team looks at him as a starter.  

He kind of a backup until he retires IMO.

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1 hour ago, wildcard said:

I don't expect Basallo in the majors in 2025.   He has to learn how to run a pitching staff and that has long learning curve to it.   I will be surprised if he gets to AAA this season.

How does one run a pitching staff?

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3 hours ago, RZNJ said:

How does one run a pitching staff?

A catcher calls the game.  He executes a game plan.  He picks up on batting intendencies. He focuses the pitcher with mound visits when things get tough.  He evaluates what the pitcher is throwing and sequence pitches.  He controls the running game. etc......

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