Thole Demotion Coming?
According to Adam Rubin, Josh Thole could be demoted after catching R.A. Dickey this coming Tuesday:
About 2 hours ago
Nobody thought the Mets would go on carrying 3 catchers for the rest of the season but demoting Thole at a time when the offense is struggling so badly is less than ideal. Rod Barajas hasn’t homered since the last day of May (89 at-bats) and is only batting .167 (15-89) since June 1 (29 games) with 1 RBI. Thole, on the other hand, is batting .524 in limited time this season (11-21) but has also proven to be the team’s most productive bat off the bench (5-6, 3 RBI as a pinch hitter) and with men in scoring position (5-7, .714 avg).
The sample size on Thole is small, I get that, but this isn’t some low-end prospect the team hadn’t had high hopes for. The rookie catcher is just another one of those young players that the Mets seemingly placed a higher value on than most others (he failed to break...TO READ THE REST OF THIS POST AND OTHERS LIKE IT HEAD TO METSZILLA.COM BY CLICKING HERE:
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