Don’t let Arizona State pitching coach Mike Cather’s title fool you, he knows what the most important position on the field is.
“From a development standpoint, the catcher,” Cather said. “He’s the one who runs the game. He’s the one that has to handle the pitcher.”
In practice, and in the dugout, Cather can feed pitchers advice and notes. He can talk to the about tempo and hitters. But that’s in a calm setting, with a pitcher who has some time before he delivers his next pitch.
This isn’t college football, where coaches and GAs can hold big signs up from the sidelines or talk into their quarterbacks helmet.