At the beginning of the 2019 season, it appeared that the Pittsburgh Pirates had somewhat of a strength at the catching position. The team had veteran Francisco Cervelli, who has always done a solid job both behind and at the plate. Elias Diaz had a breakout 2018 campaign which led to some fans wondering if they would have almost an even split for playing time in 2019. Meanwhile, the team had Jacob Stalling, who filled in adequately when needed in 2018, in Triple-A/
The Pittsburgh Pirates catching position quickly went from one of the best tandems in the National League in 2018 to one of the worst situations in the National League in 2019.