Official Site of the Padres · Jan 3, 2016
Improved Norris a stalwart behind the plate
8/29/15: Derek Norris shows off his arm by nabbing Darnell Sweeney attempting to swipe second baseSAN DIEGO -- On the final day of the regular season, Padres catcher Derek Norris was asked what his plans were following a season during which he caught more innings than he had in any other season of his big league career.
"Definitely some couch time and a little golf, then I'll get back at it again," Norris said. "The body is a little tired and ready for a break."
The Padres leaned on Norris a lot in 2015 and he responded by starting a career-high 116 games behind the plate, which led to 1,040 2/3 innings.
Those far exceeded the marks Norris had in 2014 with the A's; 93 starts, 870 1/3 innings.