Reader Mailbag, Part 2: The catcher conundrum, draft flexibility, Alec Burleson, Blaze Jordan, Iván Herrera optimism, imaginary ballparks, and more

Readers have questions, writer has answers -- some of them possibly correct and coherent

Round one of this most recent mailbag is in the books, and now it’s time for round two. Note that some of these contributions were made a few days ago and may not reflect current statistical realities.

Let’s start with some questions about the catcher situation.

Ken writes:

It seems obvious what the Cardinals have in Pedro Pages: a solid defensive catcher …