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The Men Behind The Masks... Catchers can't hit. They're there for defense. At least historically that has been true. If they are hitting its for power, not average. But tell that to Ramon Hernandez. Who? Yes, Ramon Hernandez, the Oakland A's catcher who is hitting .357 in 84 AB. Or Mike Lieberthal hitting .344 in 96 AB this season. And they aren't the only ones... Chad Moeller - 71 AB - .352 Mike Matheny - 103 AB - .320 Brent Mayne - 69 AB - .319 Jason Kendall - 100 AB - .310 Mike Piazza - 80 AB - .300 What happened to hard-hitting catchers selling at a higher price due to the rarity of any decent kind of hitting at the position? Santiago, Posada, I-Rod, Lo Duca, and Molina are all staying afloat at over .270 as well. And Jason Varitek, Charles Johnson, and Damian Miller are making up for their low averages with at least 3 HRs a piece. It seems like the only catchers who aren't hitting are the ones who flirted with a .300 average in the 2002 campaign. Pierzynski, Redmond, and Wilson are a combined 43 for 167 this season, after a group effort of over .300 last year. Hampered by injuries, Pierzynski is the only one of the three who is actually starting consistently now. With I-Rod in Florida, and Ben Davis in Seattle, Redmond and Wilson are likely to find themselves on the way out.