Fox can catch a game.

And it goes to show Lou might consider doing what it takes second half to win a game.

by maybe starting a game and being a late inning switch guy, I could see the Cubs ponder that. They can live with Jake for part of a game. I don’t see them ever giving him 2 starts in a series, though. He never showed the instincts as a receiver, despite decent athleticism. Furthermore, his bat was inconsistent when he was a receiver.

AzPhil over at TCR has suggested that Chris Robinson will get called up. I could see that, but I could also see Clevenger and maybe a darkhorse of Welington Castillo. Castillo’s had some ridiculously poor luck offensively this year, and at the end of the day, you gotta improve. But most reports suggest his defensive consistency has improved. I know Jake fancies himself a catcher, but as anything regular (which 2 games in a series would be), don’t see it.

My honest guess? They’ll tell Robinson to fly up, but they won’t actually call him up. They’ll give Koyie a twirl with Jake as the emergency catcher. If something happens, they’d activate Robinson the next day.

nyjer morgan. he’s not that good, but he’s fast. just what the cubs need is a bloop hit leading to a runner on third and none out in the first inning.

i wish jake the best at the plate or in the field. i wish our second basemen/shortstops/catchers were two years more developed in the minors.

So we can get as many AL prospects as possible.

Fox is a solid #3 catcher, whom you wouldn’t mind putting into a game for an inning when the other team has 6-7-8-9 coming up. Those of us who remember 1989 remember lumbering Lloyd, who was the same kind of catcher.