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Read: Schneider Doesn’t Want Platoon

by Regis Courtemanche on February 12th, 2009 at 8:36 am

David Lennon at Newsday catches up with Brian Schneider in Port St. Lucie and discusses, among other things, his health, and playing time in 2009.

According to Lennon, when asked about splitting catching duties with Ramon Castro, Schneider said “I want to play every day. I want to face lefties. I don’t want it to be a platoon situation, but that call goes to Jerry [Manuel]. Jerry knows I want to go out there every day.”

In a recent post, Christian at MetsMerized Online breaks down how Schneider stacked up to other catchers around the league in 2008.

…i’m curious to see how Jerry Manuel handles the catching responsibilities this year, but i feel that schneider – despite rumors of being traded this winter – will get the majority of the starts…and if healthy, he should…