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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1811206" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/could-cardinals-heir-to-yadier-molina-be-astros-catcher-from-world-series-no-hitter/article_b0272370-c43e-5eba-8841-698c75f660d7.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>HOUSTON — When veteran catcher Jason Castro’s season ended with knee surgery, the Houston Astros had two talented prospects ready to step into the backup role and one telling concern.</p><p>They weren’t sure, general manager James Click said, if turning to inexperienced catchers at that vital position was wise for a World Series contender, so Houston went shopping. They reached out to acquire at the trade deadline an established starter, Boston’s Christian Vazquez, to serve as a backup — or more, if needed.</p><p>“That’s a lot to ask of those young guys at this point in their careers, so we wanted a level of depth just in case something happened in the last two months of the season,” Click told the Post-Dispatch this past week. “Vazquez is a veteran performer, knows how to handle pressure environments both behind the plate and at the plate. A high-contact, quality at-bat at the plate. All the things we knew had value.</p><p></p><p>“First of all — a veteran postseason catcher.”</p><p>That all sounds familiar.</p><p>For the first time in a generation the Cardinals will be searching this offseason for a starting catcher, a squatter to take over after the retirement of franchise fixture Yadier Molina. John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, has mentioned the position first when publicly discussing offseason priorities. Some of the traits the Cardinals prefer in their next catcher are the same ones Houston sought, and for the same reasons as an aspiring contender. It could lead them to the same option: Vazquez, a free agent in a few days who has significant ties to Molina.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1811206, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/could-cardinals-heir-to-yadier-molina-be-astros-catcher-from-world-series-no-hitter/article_b0272370-c43e-5eba-8841-698c75f660d7.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] HOUSTON — When veteran catcher Jason Castro’s season ended with knee surgery, the Houston Astros had two talented prospects ready to step into the backup role and one telling concern. They weren’t sure, general manager James Click said, if turning to inexperienced catchers at that vital position was wise for a World Series contender, so Houston went shopping. They reached out to acquire at the trade deadline an established starter, Boston’s Christian Vazquez, to serve as a backup — or more, if needed. “That’s a lot to ask of those young guys at this point in their careers, so we wanted a level of depth just in case something happened in the last two months of the season,” Click told the Post-Dispatch this past week. “Vazquez is a veteran performer, knows how to handle pressure environments both behind the plate and at the plate. A high-contact, quality at-bat at the plate. All the things we knew had value. “First of all — a veteran postseason catcher.” That all sounds familiar. For the first time in a generation the Cardinals will be searching this offseason for a starting catcher, a squatter to take over after the retirement of franchise fixture Yadier Molina. John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, has mentioned the position first when publicly discussing offseason priorities. Some of the traits the Cardinals prefer in their next catcher are the same ones Houston sought, and for the same reasons as an aspiring contender. It could lead them to the same option: Vazquez, a free agent in a few days who has significant ties to Molina. [/QUOTE]
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