Miguel Amaya
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Nov 2, 2026
Alex PattHOST
So you're going to want to have somebody also with experience behind there.
Alex PattHOST
I think that Miguel Amaya is probably not part of the long-term plans on this team.
Alex PattHOST
And I like Miguel Amaya.
Alex PattHOST
He showed flashes of being pretty good.
Alex PattHOST
He made those adjustments in the middle of the 2024 season.
Alex PattHOST
You saw how hard he works.
Alex PattHOST
And if you look at this past year, the numbers aren't great, but they're not necessarily horrific.
Alex PattHOST
But if you looked at some of the context with what Miguel Amaya was doing as a hitter, particularly this year, you saw some pretty ugly stretches, and you saw him really bite on those low and away pitches, and had some really brutal at-bats in big spots.
Steven RyanHOST
yeah so there's braxton garrett as well justin steele is set to come off the il as well and yeah the you know the cubs are gonna have to make some moves right and i just think there's not a lot of continuity and trust in terms of health with the rotation as it sits right now but we do expect the cubs to go out there and make a lot of moves i mean i do i anticipate a lot of moves it's not going to be all the biggest names obviously the cubs aren't going to go all all in but they're definitely going to want to add a couple of pieces before this lockout and stabilize this staff right that is exactly what they're going to do in this situation so again i do imagine one of their top priorities coming out of this is going to be wanting to be you know a deal done with clay holmes i think they want to bring him back uh unfortunately i know this is a little bit of a side side stuff but carson kelly carson kelly just made me think of this carson kelly kind of said his goodbye on an instagram post again doesn't mean they're not bringing him back But, I mean, I kind of think the writing's on the wall in this situation.
Steven RyanHOST
I know we would rather keep Carson Kelly than Miguel Amaya, but Carson Kelly's had two career years with the Cubs.
Steven RyanHOST
He needs to go out and start.
Steven RyanHOST
Owen Ayers has an opportunity here to kind of step in and take hold of that position.
Steven RyanHOST
And, again, Miguel Amaya we're kind of learning maybe just is more of a backup catcher in his role.
Steven RyanHOST
I really liked him a couple years ago.
Steven RyanHOST
He was really hitting well, and then he got hurt.
Cody Del MendoHOST
If you want to invest more money into pitching or figuring out the corner outfield spot, I'm into that because I think the Cubs need to get Owen Ayers on this roster because they need to get younger, and they need to let him go through the lumps, in my opinion.
Cody Del MendoHOST
And if that means you sign a veteran that, maybe you're projecting could be your next Carson Kelly and you trade Miguel Amaya.
Cody Del MendoHOST
I'm open to that, but I don't know.
Cody Del MendoHOST
I just, I feel, I feel kind of leaning towards not resigning Carson Kelly compared
Cody Del MendoHOST
They've figured out a way to bring in these veteran catchers and be productive.
Cody Del MendoHOST
Now you have a catching prospect that is 25, not 21, 22, and raw and all this, but 25 years old that really took – big leaps from double a to triple a this year, like at some point you have to start implementing more homegrown players.
Cody Del MendoHOST
And so for me, If you re-sign Carson Kelly, then you've got to trade Miguel Amaya.
Cody Del MendoHOST
Let him be part of a trade for something, whatever it is.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Hey, Mr.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Baseball, do you know Miguel Amaya? Excuse me, who? Miguel Amaya, Cubs catcher.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Have you ever met him? Is he a hitter? OK, let's move on to the team
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Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Palencia was too injured to take the next step.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Jackson Wiggins didn't take the next step.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
Cade Horton, Miguel Amaya, the next wave of... young infusion into this team never happened.
Luke StuckmeyerHOST
None of them.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
Bush is entering it.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
Do you consider Miguel Amaya part of the score? I don't know.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
But he's probably entering it.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
Those are the position players that I'd point to.
Matt CozziHOST
So please stay tuned later for that.
Matt CozziHOST
We really start with, and then the rest of the time, as this is really another special edition episode with Coach Painter, Sam, talking about catchers, really focusing on Carson Kelly and Miguel Amaya in 2026, and maybe just a little bit of a peek ahead into the The future, Carson Kelly, Sam, two really good years in a row.
Matt CozziHOST
Miguel Amaya had that pivot point in the summer of 2024.
Matt CozziHOST
He took it into 25, albeit in only 28 games because he was hurt.
Matt CozziHOST
But this year he struggled, and he is back in 27.
Sam OlburHOST
Brewers.
Matt CozziHOST
Carson Kelly hit .258, .336 on base, 10 homers, 15 doubles, and 121 games.
Matt CozziHOST
Had a career year in .25. kelly had solid offensive years with the diamondbacks in 19 and 21 but the 121 games this year between catcher and dh was by far the most he's played in a single season you said it he's good at challenges he calls good games good relationship with pitchers good blocker pretty good thrower receives the ball pretty well really hope they bring him back Meanwhile, Miguel Amaya had a better on-base percentage than I realized, but hit for a low average.
Brendan MillerHOST
I think there's a lot of justification to bring both those guys back.
Brendan MillerHOST
From the catching point of view, you have Carson Kelly, you have Miguel Amaya.
Brendan MillerHOST
I would love to bring back Carson Kelly.
Brendan MillerHOST
Again, it becomes a money thing.
Brendan MillerHOST
Is it $6 million? Is it $10 million? Is it one year? Is it three years? Or can you settle within two years at an aging factor for Carson Kelly? Do you trust Miguel Amaya, who has never been able to stay fully healthy in a 400 plate appearance sample? Do you trust Owen Ayers, who has not played major league baseball yet? Those are questions to ask.
Brendan MillerHOST
But I would love to bring back Kelly.
Brendan MillerHOST
And at the very least, you do need a third catcher on this roster.
Brendan MillerHOST
You can't just go with Miguel Amaya and Owen Ayers and opinion okay let's see what we got here uh we'll finish this off in the last minute from again good friend cory secrets if you could bring back three historic jerseys for the cubs to use as alternates which three would you choose and why okay i'm gonna be fast here the ryan sandberg 80s blues alternate alternatives are my number one pick Number two is the Potter Blues.
Patrick MooneyHOST
These things take a long time.
Patrick MooneyHOST
Miguel Amaya more than proved himself as a quality major league catcher.
Patrick MooneyHOST
Pedro Ramirez had a better year than...
Patrick MooneyHOST
Matt Shaw or some of these other players they've drafted recently.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
with international.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
Like a year ago, we would not be saying like, look at, you know, Pedro Ramirez and even Javier Assad coming off a so-so year.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
Miguel Amaya was an injury, like was injured all the time.
Sahadev SharmaHOST
So he didn't really know like what he'd do over full season.
Pete GettisHOST
No.
Pete GettisHOST
Why would you train Amaya? He's still under your control.
Elliot DeweyHOST
Oh, but...
Elliot DeweyHOST
Carson Kelly's not.
Pete GettisHOST
They sign some veteran, um, uh, good defensive catcher, right? I mean, essentially what Carson Kelly was before he got to the Cubs and he experienced an offensive Renaissance, right? Um, you get somebody who's, who's primarily known for his defense and he's essentially a
Elliot DeweyHOST
bridge or
Pete GettisHOST
he's essentially a bridge until, and, and at the beginning of the year, Miguel Amaya gets the majority of the starts until Owen Ayers is ready.
Pete GettisHOST
until they deem that he's ready.
Joey ChristopoulosHOST
put yourself in a position.
Joey ChristopoulosHOST
We thought Miguel Amaya.
Joey ChristopoulosHOST
Wilson Contreras early on was the better player.
Joey ChristopoulosHOST
You know what I'm saying? Like, I think William was Wilson's little brother.
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