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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
I'm very happy Jansen is showing some life at the plate; I want him to start improving behind the dish though, that is where he is supposed to be best but too many balls are getting by him and he's not calling games well IMO.
I would love to see Toronto bring back Russell Martin in coaching/mentor role for the catchers, in addition to having the BP Catcher in Andreopoulos. I think he would do wonders for Jansen, McGuire, Kirk and Moreno. Heck, even Ernie Whitt might be a good guy to come in and work with them.
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I read somewhere that Russell Martin wasn't much of a mentor when Jansen came up. Luke Maile was supposedly much better in that regard. Maybe it would be different though if he was brought in specifically for that purpose and not worried about losing playing time to a kid a team that is about to start rebuilding.