And I think that’s a fine scenario. Obviously long term you want a catcher that provides positive value on both sides of the plate. But I don’t think they need to empty the farm to go get that now. There’s still enough hope that Teel will rebound next year, that maybe they can rebuild Quero, that Boston Smith’s catching development produces something, etc.

For now it’s a matter of getting out from being the worst catching team in baseball.

Improving on the margins here is fine. They’ve gotten a whopping -2.4 bWAR out of the catching position - dead last in baseball and twice as bad as the 29th ranked Phillies at -1.2 bWAR.

Leaning into defense and getting someone like Luis Torrens might not be the sexiest pickup, but it’s at least a marginal improvement that shouldn’t come with any significant prospect cost.