I'm totally sold on him as the starting catcher if he can be passable at the plate. I don't know about his framing yet but early returns are very high on everything else defensively.
it really wasn't a junk pitch, it was a tough slider that was a little low and outside. tough to take those with two strikes in the count. Yeah it would've been a fantastic take in that spot. Can't fault a guy in protect mode swinging there
God that just pisses me off. All those horsefeathering hillbillies are still pissed about last year and they lose whatever passes for moral high ground when their hick ass manager pulls that horsefeathers.