The Rockies are carrying three catchers for September. Colorado promoted prospect in conjunction with last months release of . He joins fellow rookie and veteran in Bud Blacks catching corps. Colorado probably wont want to commit fully to the unproven duo of Romo and Goodman next season. It seems the club will look to keep Stallings in the fold. suggested last week that Colorado could try to bring him back. wrote similarly in a reader mailbag this morning that theres mutual interest Mychal Givens Jersey . Stallings signed a $2MM deal with the Rox last offseason. Hes playing on a $1.5MM salary and due at least a $500K buyout on a $2MM mutual option for next season. While the simplest course of action would be for both sides to exercise the option, thats exceedingly rare. Stallings figures to decline his end even if he hopes to stay in Denver. Theres a $1.5MM difference between the option value and the buyout. The 34-year-old backstop (35 in December) has played well enough to pursue a larger sum. In 77 games, Stallings is hitting .260/.353/.450. Hes not likely to replicate a .319 average on balls in play, but he has a personal-high nine homers in 267 plate appearances. Stallings has roughly league average strikeout and walk numbers to go with that slight uptick in power. Any kind of offensive production from Stallings is a bonus. His primary value lies in his defensive acumen. Stallings won a Gold Glove with the Pirates in 2021. He has a strong game-calling reputation and seemingly works well as a mentor to the teams younger catchers. Stallings has thrown out a solid 22.5% of baserunners and remains one of the sports most sure-handed defenders. He has only been charged with one pa sed ball this season and has committed all of four pa sed balls since the start of 2021. Stallings doesnt grade well as a pitch framer, but hes otherwise a solid option behind the plate. Stallings will probably be limited to one year but should earn a raise. Colorado signed him coming off a rough two-year stretch in Miami, where he hit .210/.287/.290 with le ser defensive grades. This years production could push his salary closer to guarantees secured by ($3.5MM), ($4MM) and ($4.25MM) last winter. Goodman and Stallings have taken the majority of recent playing time. Romo, 23, has been pushed into a third catcher role after starting his MLB career with a .174/.208/.239 slash through 13 games. Saunders writes that the Rox could send Romo back to Triple-A to start next season and rely on a Stallings/Goodman tandem if they re-sign the veteran. Nick Vespi Jersey