In my view, and one i'm sure shared by others, Piazza was never the best catcher in the world - a good catcher, yes, but not the best - however, his numbers with the bat more than made up for that. Therefore, at his age now, and at his stage in his career, i really did expect him to go to an AL team, where he could DH, and (if required) make the odd appearance behind the plate.
So the Padres move has surprised me a bit! Surely to get the best out of Piazza now, you want him batting, but to do that you will have to either play him as catcher where he isnt the best any more, or (even worse!) stick him at 1st base, where he really didnt hit it off either! The Padres have already said they see him playing a bit of Catcher, a bit of 1st base, and a bit of DH in interleague - seems like they cant really make up their mind either!!
A mistake from both the Padres and Piazza? I think so, but i'd like to hear what others think!
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