SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On a quiet back field at Surprise Recreation Campus on Sunday morning, a handful of Rangers catchers were working on their footwork with roving catching instructor Hector Ortiz. The ...

Terry Kennedy was a big catcher -- 6-foot-3, 230 pounds -- who played mostly in the 1980s. Like all big catchers, even though there aren't many, he had trouble at times behind the plate with footwork, ...