Club feels prospect prepared to take over as full-time catcher
The Rangers are ready for Jarrod Saltalamacchia to be a full-time catcher.
The Rangers, despite a number of trade talks with the Mets, still have Gerald Laird, but general manager Jon Daniels said on Friday that Saltalamacchia is going to concentrate on catching. He split time between catcher and first base after being acquired from the Atlanta Braves on July 31, but that's no longer going to be the arrangement.
"Everybody agrees it's in his best interests to catch full-time," Daniels said. "His value is greatest as a catcher so that's where he's going to be."
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