Mud, I think more than the “narrow” or one track mind of the scouts and front office, it has more to do with guys working out. If Delvin Perez would have worked out, and was producing in AA already, that would have made a huge difference.
On the flip side, if the Cards wouldn’t have lucked into drafting Knizner and Herrera hadn’t taken the Cards offer and gone for more money elsewhere, that catching depth would be scarce to say the least.