No one expects Kyle to have the framing or defensive skills of Willson. But with his bat HE DOESN’T HAVE TO with the right pitcher. Miguel is old. Don’t forget – even HE thought he might be traded and not make the playoff team. The likelihood of Miggy lasting more than a couple of months as a reliable #2 seem pretty small unless he decides to go ‘roid.

Kyle already has a better arm than Miggy who didn’t seem able to throw anyone out last year. He spent the ENTIRE YEAR studying opposing pitching and sitting at Grandpa Rossy’s feat – by both of their admission – learning how to work with their pitchers.

I think Kyle more than deserves a chance to prove he can handle about 25% of the catching load AT LEAST until June to see how far he has really come. I personally have very little faith that Montero will be anything more than a bench player by the end of the year and an average catching defense Kyle can be invaluable not just in eating months before the playoffs- but in the playoffs themselves.