With the 2016 baseball season opening on Friday, TroyTrojans.com will take a position-by-position look at this year's team.
CATCHERS
There are four guys who have been tabbed to play behind the plate for the upcoming season.
The frontrunner is local product, Chase Smartt. The Troy, Ala., native is one of the better all-around candidates at the catcher position, with his ability offensively and defensively. The incoming freshman was the No. 31 catcher in the nation and the No. 6 player in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game.