There are so very few good all-around catchers these days. Lots of decent ones, but almost all have a major flaw or two. (or 5 in the case of Arencibia)
Will be hard to carry all of Thole, Francisco and Gose on the bench. will Gose be staying when Melky gets back? We need a legit 4th OF and he's our best options. Just so many LH bats though.
Nope. That long swing will produce an occasional home run when he makes contact. But his swing and miss rates are through the roof. 20 HR not enough if you're striking out 1/3 of the time and hitting .220