23-year-old catcher Rodolfo Durán earned the chance to work with some experienced pitchers this spring training, having been invited to big-league camp. But in his debut season in Double-A Reading, Durán is most excited for the youngest player on the team to serve as his battery mate.
And who would that pitcher be?
“Right now, this guy I have next to me — Morales,” Durán said Monday at their group press availability on Fightin Phils media day.
Of course, he was referring to Francisco Morales, the 21-year-old right-handed pitcher signed out of Venezuela in 2016. He’s the No.