Finding and securing a high-upside catcher is one of the more difficult things to do in baseball. Most would agree you can count the number of premier catchers on one hand. The Seattle Mariners are in an uneasy position moving forward behind the plate. Louisville catcher Henry Davis might not only be the best player available at no. 12, he may fit a position of need for the organization.
We’ll get to Davis momentarily, but let’s review where Seattle stands at the position.
At the big league level, Tom Murphy had a breakthrough season in 2019 at the age of 28.