Why Drake Baldwin could raise the bar for catcher salaries, plus more MLB notes
•Joe Mauer received the biggest guarantee for a catcher, $184 million in 2010.
•Buster Posey received the next-biggest, $167 million in 2013.Recent history suggests those numbers will not be topped, and the market for catchers will remain depressed.
•But Drake Baldwin might be an interesting test case, if the Atlanta Braves engage him on an extension.Advertisement
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Joe Mauer received the biggest guarantee for a catcher, $184 million in 2010. Buster Posey received the next-biggest, $167 million in 2013.Recent history suggests those numbers will not be topped, and the market for catchers will remain depressed. But Drake Baldwin might be an interesting test case, if the Atlanta Braves engage him on an extension.Advertisementالمصدر: The Athletic | Source: The Athletic
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