1.   Even a perennial All-Star such as Piazza, who might be the all-time greatest hitting catcher, never has been considered as complete a catcher as Rodriguez.

2.   It breaks down tidily to the Dodgers trading the best hitting catcher in Mike Piazza for possibly the best switch-batting power hitter in the game.

3.   Johnson could have the same option if left-handed hitting catcher Rick Wilkins is in the lineup.

4.   Mike Piazza has established hmself as a serious candidate to be known as the greatest hitting catcher of all-time.

5.   Most people stopped caring when he became the best hitting catcher in the game.

6.   A left-handed hitting catcher with pop, Nilsson likely would have no trouble finding a job in the majors.

7.   It was something Mauer, a left-handed hitting catcher from Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn., fantasized about while growing up a Twins fan.

8.   Mauer, a left-handed hitting catcher, drew a crowd as he took batting practice and shagged balls in the outfield with the Twins following a news conference.

9.   Mauer, a left-handed hitting catcher, was the designated hitter Monday night for the Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League.

10.   Normally, a left-handed hitting catcher with power would attract attention from most major league teams.