Charlie Greene tries to find something he can compare to what might soon happen to MLB catchers. He can’t.
The Brewers’ catching instructor reaches for a few analogies. This would be like telling a quarterback he can’t make passes of over 50 yards, he says. It would be like telling a basketball player he can’t dunk or take a three-pointer. But Greene knows these comparisons aren’t quite right. Those are physical acts, and he is talking about something artistic, philosophical, almost existential. As the veteran coach sees it, this is not about placing artificial limits on talent or making the position harder. It’s about taking away the heart of what it means to catch.
Illustration by Madison Ketcham
