G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 Dodgers have signed Td'A, envision his versatility.https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/travis-d-arnaud-dodgers-deal.htmlhttps://www.mlb.com/amp/news/travis-d-arnaud-dodgers-deal.htmlHe was the catcher of record for a National League champion, no small thing.He wasn't a successor to Molina and Posey, which we were led to believe he'd be.
G-Fafif Old-Timey Member Posted May 5, 2019 Author Posted May 5, 2019 A deeper appreciation of who Travis was and what he seemed destined to be:http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/04/29/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-catcher/http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/04/29/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-catcher/
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 Good for LA.With Travis out of work for a few days, it struck me that Noah Syndergaard was the last active player from the R.A. Dickey trade, but nope, Josh Thole is still grinding it out with the Dodgers AAA affiliate in Oklahoma. Although, I guess he just got knocked down the depth chart by a notch.
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 IIRC, my wife and I were at the game in which he hit his first major league homer. It just got over the fence in left and was in a blowout loss to the Tigers.Later
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Edgy MD Site Manager Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 He always struck me as a heavy-hearted, sensitive guy.I certainly don't like the thought, but I tend to figure that to be an everyday big-league catcher, you have to at least partially be an asshole.
Johnny Lunchbucket Old-Timey Member Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 He probably should have been a second baseman and not a catcher.Pushed aside by higher profile teammates for a uni number when he shouldn't have been so accommodating. Similarly, always too willing to change his stance/approach at the plate. Just never secure enough in his baseballness.It was his injury, twice, that really threw off good starts by the club
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 The Mets broke tradition by not getting a Cy Young winner for him.
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