Coming out of spring training in 2018 the Chicago Cubs didn’t have many tough decisions to make. One of the very few was Willson Contreras’ back-up at catcher. In a surprising move, at the time at least, the Cubs passed over veteran Chris Gimenez and named Víctor Caratini as their opening day 2018 backup catcher. […]
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Victor Caratini Clarifies Cubs’ Opening Day Roster
The 25-piece puzzle that is an opening day roster was practically all in place before even one pitch was thrown in Cubs spring training. And the picture of who will be on the field in Miami for Opening Day became even clearer when Manager Joe Maddon on Saturday announced Victor Caratini as the backup catcher […]
Trouble With His Curve: A Yu Darvish Deep Dive
Shortly after the Cubs signed Yu Darvish, Chris Gimenez, their newly-acquired backup catcher who had worked with Darvish as a Ranger in 2014, offered his thoughts on what might have gone wrong in Darvish’s two disastrous World Series outings against the Astros. By now, we’ve all heard the pitch-tipping theory. Gimenez, however, turned his attention […]
Are the Cubs Ready to Go With Victor Caratini As Their No. 2 Catcher?
There’s a little bit of a buzz recently surrounding the Chicago Cubs’ catcher position, courtesy of Willson Contreras’ mouth. The Cubs’ starting backstop, who is heading into his second full season as the starter, declared his intention of surpassing the likes of Yadier Molina and Buster Posey and serve as the game’s top catcher. Good […]