Kratz hasn't been very good against the Dodgers, but overall in the playoffs he has a .316 average and .771 OPS. Plus Chacin and Miley both have been significantly better pitchers with Kratz behind the plate. I don't think that's coincidental. Well, we need offense at the moment. I'm not saying Pina needs to start every game and catch Chacin and Kratz, but I wish they would do a better job working him in As far as Miley and Chacin being better with Kratz, I'll have to take your word for it. I'm sure the stats bear it out, I just personally don't understand guys all of the sudden having much greater success with one particular catcher. I've got to imagine that some of that just becomes mental after awhile. Kratz is likely to not return next year and I don't expect Chacin to suck because of it. I get that you don't understand it but it just is how it is. In a perfect world, any catcher should be able to catch a pitcher but it is just not the reality. The pitcher-catcher relationship is and has always been a weird one. Counsell found a mix that has been working for his pitchers and working quite well. The catchers on this team have been doing their jobs for the most part. Could we use an upgrade there? Yeah, just about every team probably thinks they could.