Ten months ago, Gabriel Moreno was toiling in Toronto. Now, he's not only a cornerstone for the Diamondbacks but starring on the October stage.
has been the gold standard at the game's most demanding position for years now. But while Realmuto continues to shine on the October stage, it's his counterpart in the National League Championship Series — theWith three homers across his first five playoff games, Moreno's upcoming positional showdown with Realmuto will be a prime opportunity for the 23-year-old to demonstrate why he has one of the brightest futures of any young catcher in baseball.
Moreno carried that momentum into 2019 with a strong showing in low-A, but the cancelation of the MiLB season in 2020 put his ascent on pause. He'd pick up where he left off with a torrid start to the Double-A season in 2021 before a broken thumb derailed his development further. Still, an excellent stint in the prospect-packed Arizona Fall League upon returning from the injury restored some of the hype as he closed out his age-21 season.
"I'm not sure I can honestly tell you that in retrospect that we had all those boxes checked," Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen told FOX Sports."You do your due diligence. You ask a lot of questions. You try to figure it out. Not just a young player, but a young player at the hardest position in baseball. There's a lot of unknowns there."
While the bat took some time to come along, his elite physical skills on defense translated immediately. Just as he did at an absurdly high level at every stop of the minors, Moreno recorded an outrageously impressive 39% caught-stealing rate, by far the best in the majors this year for any catcher playing regularly. .
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