According to general manager Mike Hazen, the team expects Gabriel Moreno to start 110-120 games as a catcher next year. That would be around the total number he started this year, between the regular season and play-offs, but would still leave about fifty games needing to be covered by his backup. The position of catcher is the most physically demanding of any spot on the diamond, and that’s why the backup catcher position is probably the most important, in terms of playing times, on the bench. For comparison, Christian Walker started 150 games at first-base - Pavin Smith and Emmanuel Rivera splitting the other dozen games between them - and played every playoff inning there too.
Towards a 2024 Diamondbacks roster: Back-up catcher
