Anyone. Nobody on the team should have demanded Caratini be their personal catcher. Miley just had glowing reviews for how Contreras has matured and grown behind the plate this year.
For a team that wins on the margins having to start a guy like Caratini in the playoffs could have some consequences.
You go from Taylor, Canha, Contreras playing to Caratini, Canha, Contreras playing. Here are their wRC+ since the ASB
Contreras - 133
Canha - 118
Taylor - 116
Caratini - 58
That’s a pretty sizeable drop off going from Taylor/Canha in the lineup to Caratini.
With the playoff schedule this season how many games do you think Caratini would have actually caught?
NLDS has 3 scheduled off days and the NLCS and WS have 2 scheduled off days.