MESA, Ariz. — Catchers have spent most of the first week of camp in their natural position: in the squat, catching some of baseball’s nastiest pitches these A’s pitchers have to offer. On Thursday, they flipped from pitch receiver to pitch victim.
“Bad draw for the catchers, who very rarely get to hit off live pitching and they get those guys,” manager Bob Melvin said. “That’s the life of a catcher in spring training.”
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The life of the catchers in A’s camp this spring varies, too. Sean Murphy, the presumptive starting catcher, is getting reacquainted with the pitching staff he’s already quite familiar with.