Word: catchers
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Lentz, the Crimson's starting catcher, is the key component on a baseball team that will thrive on pitching. He is a solid hitter (.283 last season with 16 RBI and five stolen bases), but his main strengths come behind the plate, where his game-calling ability and accurate arm make any pitcher feel at ease-- and any baserunner think twice before stealing...
...take a lot of pride in calling a good game and making a pitcher look good, doing all the little things," Lentz, last season's All-Ivy first team catcher, says. "The reason catching lacks in pro baseball is that a lot of guys aren't enthusiastic about the position, but I've been catching since I was five...
Lentz was in a position to go as high as the third or fourth round. Local scouts, followed by national cross-checkers (scouts who follow certain players), kept an eye on Lentz. At least twenty clubs contacted the all-star catcher, with the most persistent being the Red Sox, Reds, Royals and Padres. But Lentz was skeptical...
Obviously it's hard to keep a low profile when many consider you the best catcher in New England. While Lentz appreciates the accolades, he knows that New England is just small beans...
...kind of irrelevant," Lentz says. "I would never want to be known as the best catcher in New England--I would like to be known one day as the best catcher in baseball...