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2021 report card: Rafael Marchan

Catching is hard.

Being a catching prospect is really hard.

Being a catching prospect near major league ready on a team that has invested a lot of money into the current catcher is really, really hard.

Rafael Marchan is in a tough position, but an expected change to the rules for this coming season could help him get onto the field more.

2021 stats

.231/.286/.346, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 10:4 K:BB, 70 wRC+, 0.0 fWAR

The good

Marchan continues to show that he has the defensive chops to handle the major league pitching, especially those that the Phillies have.