GM Billy Eppler said recently he was OK with the Angels' catching situation, but Joe Maddon made it clear a veteran is needed to guide the staff.
Just a few weeks after declaring they felt comfortable with their catching contingent, the Angels have changed their tune. They are in active pursuit of a new catcher to pair with Max Stassi, a move that comes on the heels of their decision to
. General manager Billy Eppler said Monday at baseball’s winter meetings that he has homed in on six to seven potential targets, including two on the trading block.In his first news conference since being introduced at Angel Stadium in October, Maddon espoused the virtues of having a solid backstop. Like Mike Scioscia and Brad Ausmus before him, Maddon is a former catcher. He believes catchers provide the foundation for a team’s pitching staff.
“You don’t really have good pitching staffs without good catchers,” Maddon said. “It’s almost incongruent.”The Angels are in desperate need of improved pitching after posting one of the worst earned-run averages in franchise history in 2019. It stands to reason they must also upgrade the position charged with handling that staff. If that means sacrificing offense for a solid defender who can call games well, the Angels’ most visible leaders are all for it.
“A lot of the catchers that we’re talking to, there’s one common denominator — they’re defensive-oriented,” Eppler said. “At least in my history being around a lot of defensive-oriented catchers . . . their defensive acumen really locks them in with pitchers early. They really know how to study them and know how to get through to them and know how to speak their language.”
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