It’s been an interesting offseason for catchers in the Cubs system, highlighted by top prospect Miguel Amaya. After playing at Myrtle Beach this summer, Amaya was named to the Fall Stars Game in the Arizona Fall League. was also named the league’s best defender by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline. But he’s not the only catcher in the system.
Jhonny Pereda, a defense-first catcher who threw out 50% of runners this summer in the Southern League, was named a Rawlings Gold Glove winner on Monday. PJ Higgins has always looked good at the plate and got even better at Triple-A Iowa with a .