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I'm having problems finding catching prospects for the reds... I found 2 (I need to find a few as I can't see Ramon Hernandez staying in Cincinnati). One was Devin Mesoraco (though I don't think his defence is even close to readiness) and Wilkin Castillo (though he is not a catcher firstly only a 'versatility player'). Any ideas?? Any ideas with stats for these 2 predominately I need help with batting stats.

Doesn't the default MLBPP '08 roster have like 4 catchers for the Reds? I boost the two guys in the minors they have, because they're actually pretty good. I think both have moved on to other teams now though.

If you need guys beyond them, afraid I can't help. Sorry.

True they have catchers on the default, but this is for the PS2 updated rosters based on 2010 and beyond. Tatum is now with the Orioles, and the others on the default are no longer with the team now.

2010 Reds catchers (A through AAA) who have appeared as catchers in at least one game. (Copy/Paste to excel and then click: text to columns/delimited/space/finish).


AAA G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Wilkin Castillo 41 335 23 5 3 .986 8.73 4 33 10 23%
Corky Miller 31 214 26 0 1 1.000 7.74 3 15 6 29%
Chris Denove 25 149 15 2 0 .988 6.56 4 22 6 21%
Ryan Hanigan 8 56 6 0 0 1.000 7.75 1 5 2 29%
Jake Long 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 2 0 0%
AA G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Devin Mesoraco 36 229 21 6 1 .977 6.94 4 21 14 40%
Brandon Yarbrough 30 186 14 4 0 .980 6.67 3 25 6 19%
Chris Denove 25 190 16 2 1 .990 8.24 3 19 11 37%
Chris McMurray 14 72 10 0 3 1.000 5.86 1 9 7 44%
A+ G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Kevin Coddington 35 277 22 5 0 0.984 8.54 1 30 10 25%
Chris McMurray 8 62 5 2 1 0.971 8.38 0 11 3 21%
Devin Mesoraco 31 199 20 2 3 0.991 7.06 7 19 15 44%
Neftali Soto 10 60 6 2 2 0.971 6.6 2 15 1 6%
Jordan Wideman 18 136 22 3 1 0.981 8.78 1 19 10 34
A G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mark Fleury 45 338 34 10 3 .974 8.27 9 43 22 34%
Kevin Coddington 22 174 25 1 1 .995 9.05 2 20 14 41%
Chase Weems 22 132 15 7 1 .955 6.68 5 26 9 26%
Jordan Wideman 14 92 11 1 1 .990 7.36 2 10 6 38%

I looked a bit further into the Reds catcher situation . . . and yeah, unless the Reds are hit with season-ending injuries to Ryan Hanigan and Corky Miller/Wilkin Castillo, there is virtually no chance Ramon Hernandez will reach his vesting option of 120 games played. He is only 50% of the way there with 63% of the Reds’ season in the books. So that leaves three veteran guys:

Ryan Hanigan: starter in 2011.
Wilkin Castillo: will battle acquisitions and invitees at ST for primary backup job.
Corky Miller: if the Reds offer him a minor league deal, he would be wise to take it and join the battle for #2.

. . .and the following younger players to consider:

Devin Mesoraco: good makeup, hitting better now that wrist is healed and 42% CS since May 2009; should definitely be included.
Brandon Yarbrough: older and more experienced than Mesoraco with less potential; he signed w/ Reds as minor league FA after decent career in STL organization.
Mark Fleury and Kevin Coddington: I know nothing about these two, but they seem to be the favorites at their respective levels.

Miles away, but some other names that appeared multiple times:
Tucker Barnhart, Trey Manz, Yovan Gonzalez, Danny Vicioso.
Yasmani Grandal, 2010 1st round pick, remains unsigned but would shoot up the list if/when he does.
Neftali Soto, the no-defense semi-slugger, has been experimenting at catcher – it hasn’t gone well, but his bat is blocked so there’s not much to lose.