[Trader Mac]

Sandlot Shrink lists him as the starting catcher for Cleveland to start the year. What is the probability of that being true? I have him in my minors so he would be a nice, free keeper if he indeed does turn out to be the starting catcher. TIA

[SlideRule]

I think that's true... who else would they have to catch? Redmond will backup.

[Moonlight J]

Hi probability since Redmond was inked and Santana is coming off wrist surgery. That said, Marson has very little offensive upside and the more at bats he gets, the more detrimental it could be for you.

[joncarlos]

Originally Posted by Jason Collette

Hi probability since Redmond was inked and Santana is coming off wrist surgery. That said, Marson has very little offensive upside and the more at bats he gets, the more detrimental it could be for you.

Yeah.... for some reason I always think of him as another John Baker - low K rate, thus a decent AVG if nothing else. But he was over 30% K rate in limited time last year and was over 20% most of the time in the minors. He'll take a walk but he doesn't have Shoppach's power (or even Juan Pierre's power )

CHONE has Marson hitting .255/.342/.349 in 2010, while ZiPS envisions a .247/.338/.325 line. He reminds me of Cincinnati’s Ryan Hanigan (good eye, little power), though he doesn’t have Hanigan’s contact skills.

Fangraphs article: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/ind...of-opportunity

[John Hoyos]

I actually just updated my blog with an analysis of Lou Marson for 2010. He will probably start the year behind the dish. Whether or not he keeps the job will be determined by his immediate performance. Wyatt Toregas isn't much of a threat, but he'll be waiting in AAA if Marson struggles.

Of course, then there's the imminent arrival of VM2, Carlos Santana.

See the link below.