When the legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel was putting together the roster for the expansion New York Mets, his first choice from the expansion pool of players was a non descript catcher by the name of Choo Choo Coleman. When asked why he chose Coleman, Casey replied, “Someone has to catch the pitcher.”
That seems to have been the approach Tampa Bay has taken towards the catching position for the nineteen years of their existence. When the top three catchers in the history of the franchise are John Flaherty, Toby Hall and Dioner Navarro, you know that that have mainly been interested in having someone to catch the pitcher.