Catching is one of the toughest positions on the baseball diamond. Navigating your pitching staff through any scenario, trying to help get your pitchers a lead, and of course, all that squatting.
Over the past few years, the Dodgers have had some issues with their catchers. 2019 saw starter Austin Barnes sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City to work on his batting, leaving the staff up to a rookie in Will Smith, with veterans Russell Martin as his back-up.
Smith took the Major Leagues by storm, hitting 15 homers and nine doubles in 54 games, while taking over as primary catcher through the last third of the season and the NLDS.