Cal Raleigh
 

First catcher ever to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway park- impressive second year he is having so far.

The Jeff Clement that never was!

Dude is a stud. Been silently hoarding him.

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I ain’t a new comer to the Cal train![IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230516/e58456b6669757cc3fa9acb63d3eda46.jpg[/IMG]


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Best catcher in baseball? It took me :02 seconds to come up with one better. Sean Murphy is hitting .268 avg, 9 homers, 32 RBIs, .965 OPS. Oh, and he wins gold gloves. Lol.


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[QUOTE=SupermanBrandon;18858871]Best catcher in baseball? It took me :02 seconds to come up with one better. Sean Murphy is hitting .268 avg, 9 homers, 32 RBIs, .965 OPS. Oh, and he wins gold gloves. Lol.


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Murphy has won one Gold Glove and by all accounts Raleigh is really good defensively. At this point in their careers give me Raleigh.

[QUOTE=Noles939913;18858905]Murphy has won one Gold Glove and by all accounts Raleigh is really good defensively. At this point in their careers give me Raleigh.[/QUOTE]


No comment on every batting statistic this season? The comment was: best catcher in baseball. Lol.


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[QUOTE=SupermanBrandon;18858920]No comment on every batting statistic this season? The comment was: best catcher in baseball. Lol.


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No comment about “Gold Gloves” as in more than one? :)!

[QUOTE=SupermanBrandon;18858871]Best catcher in baseball? It took me :02 seconds to come up with one better. Sean Murphy is hitting .268 avg, 9 homers, 32 RBIs, .965 OPS. Oh, and he wins gold gloves. Lol.


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Flash in the pan. Everyone who leaves Oakland looks good for a while AJ PUK looks fine in Miami….AJ PUK!!!


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[QUOTE=Noles939913;18858931]No comment about “Gold Gloves” as in more than one? :)![/QUOTE]


Oh wow, you got me with the added “s”. Now back to the actual comments of best catcher in baseball and the actual stats of this year.


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Cal Raleigh
 

[QUOTE=AnthonyCorona;18858937]Flash in the pan. Everyone who leaves Oakland looks good for a while AJ PUK looks fine in Miami….AJ PUK!!!


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AJ Puk? Lol. Cal’s a great player. Best catcher in baseball? Lol.

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Love the big dumper, Go Ms


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JT Realmuto, Sean Murphy, and Will Smith would like to have a word

[QUOTE=LCM1223;18858988]JT Realmuto, Sean Murphy, and Will Smith would like to have a word[/QUOTE]


They would definitely like a word. “Agreed”


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[QUOTE=LCM1223;18858988]JT Realmuto, Sean Murphy, and Will Smith would like to have a word[/QUOTE]

So would Salvy and Adley. Dudes not even top 5, maybe 10... maybe

Guys...actual stats don't matter. A guy on Twitter said he was the best. Done deal.

Cal Raleigh presents a fantastic lesson in prospecting.

In 2019, people paid $250 for a 2019 bowman chrome auto Joey Bart and $500 for adley rutschman. They paid $10 for cal Raleigh.

Today, that $500 spent in 2019 on two barts would be worth $80, a rutschman $250, and 50 Raleighs would be worth $2500.

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;18859186]Cal Raleigh presents a fantastic lesson in prospecting.

In 2019, people paid $250 for a 2019 bowman chrome auto Joey Bart and $500 for adley rutschman. They paid $10 for cal Raleigh.

Today, that $500 spent in 2019 on two barts would be worth $80, a rutschman $250, and 50 Raleighs would be worth $2500.[/QUOTE]

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Love me some Big Dumper! I don’t think he’s the best catcher in baseball but I think he can get in that conversation in a few years. From the sounds of it, he’s got a great make-up, fantastic character and is an awesome teammate. He appears to be a better than average defender, with tremendous power from both sides. I think if he can work on his contact a bit more, he can be an All Star.

He already has his iconic moment from last years playoff push at seasons end so he’s sold me!

Also, interesting to note that neither Jason Varitek nor Jorge Posada, both switch hitting catchers, ever hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway.

Cool stuff for the most ignored field position in the baseball card hobby.

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;18859239]Also, interesting to note that neither Jason Varitek nor Jorge Posada, both switch hitting catchers, ever hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway.

Cool stuff for the most ignored field position in the baseball card hobby.[/QUOTE]

Second base would like a word with you about most ignored field position

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;18859239]Also, interesting to note that neither Jason Varitek nor Jorge Posada, both switch hitting catchers, ever hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway.

Cool stuff for the most ignored field position in the baseball card hobby.[/QUOTE]

Although it’s a cool, fun piece of trivia, it’s still obscure and doesn’t have anything to do with him being good or bad which is where this thread went haha I got a chuckle out of the best catcher in baseball part. Long way to go before that comment becomes true. Hope he has a solid year, though!

Here’s a big chunk of my Dumper PC, but I’ve added quite a few to it since I took this.

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[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;18859239]Also, interesting to note that neither Jason Varitek nor Jorge Posada, both switch hitting catchers, ever hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway.

Cool stuff for the most ignored field position in the baseball card hobby.[/QUOTE]

Which is odd because catchers used to get way more love. Fisk, Bench, Piazza, IRod all collectible.

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;18859239]Also, interesting to note that neither Jason Varitek nor Jorge Posada, both switch hitting catchers, ever hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a single game at Fenway.

Cool stuff for the most ignored field position in the baseball card hobby.[/QUOTE]

Which is odd because catchers used to get way more love. Fisk, Bench, Piazza, IRod all collectible.