Monday, April 21, 2008
Mets Sign Catcher
The Mets have signed 21–year-old German C Kai Gronauer to a two-year minor league contract.
For more on Gronauer, who has played for the German national team since 2005, go to Baseball Reference.
"To go along with his hitting abilities (who knows if that will transfer over) Gronauer showed a rare ability from catchers, the ability to steal bases. Also, while playing for Germany, Kai showed great defensive skills behind the plate, as he leaves Germany with the highest fielding percentage of any player in the history of their National team at .992. Not to mention the absolute cannon for an arm he has, gunning down nearly 50% of runners who attempted to steal off of him."
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