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2008 No relation to the other catching Hundleys, Nick is making steady progress towards being a low-average, high-power backup catcher in the make of Mark Parent, Tim Laudner, and Sal Fasano. His good throwing arm-he nailed 36 percent of thieves last season-and solid catcher's body complete the package. 2007 The organization`s Catcher of the Future, because dealing George Kottaras erased the only other aspirant. Hundley is a big, strapping guy with power, a long swing, and a good arm. He`s not perfect--his throws need to be sped up, and, as a former college player at the University of Arizona, hitting in the Cal League in his full-season debut should be a matter of course, not an achievement. If he makes the jump to Double-A in 2007, the Padres have got something.
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