We all know Austin Nola entered the season as the starting catcher for the San Diego Padres. And he should be by the way—he caught every postseason game for the Friars in 2022. It’s very reasonable to think he should remain the starter because it’s very early in the season and the pitching staff is more comfortable with him over backup catcher Luis Campusano.
But Nola should not be the starter nearly every single day the way he’s playing right now. Campusano deserved to be starting behind the plate in more than four of the Padres first 13 games (30.