Over the past decade, the Philadelphia Phillies have gone through a few transitions at the backstop position. Historically, the Phils have drafted or acquired great catchers to field well and hit for them. This enigmatic coupling does not often happen with catchers at any professional level.
Over the past four decades, the Phillies have had incredible hitting catchers with great defensive play in Bob Boone, Darren Daulton, Mike Lieberthal, and Carlos Ruiz. These backstops helped lead the Phils to the World Series or were part of great teams that just missed out.