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October 21, 2025 at 1:46 pm
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“Bob, I suspect the catcher ranks will thin out by opening day. I don’t see much point worrying about rostering and playing time right now.”
You could be right, Bling. I hope you are. I hope that some of the roster clog is cleared up, but I don’t think that’s going to happen at catcher, since trading a backstop doesn’t save ownership any money.
I firmly believe that’s Chaim Bloom’s entire offseason goal: cut player payroll. (More specifically and especially, find an Arenado trade partner who won’t demand that Redbird ownership pay most of Nolan’s salary going forward.)
