Posted by John Conniff

John grew up in Poway and has written for MadFriars since 2004. He has written articles for Baseball America, FoxSports San Diego, the El Paso Times, San Antonio Express-News, Amarillo Globe-News, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and Pacific Daily News in addition to appearing on numerous radio programs and podcasts. He can also break down the best places to eat for all five of the affiliates. There is no best place to eat in Peoria, Arizona.

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  1. […] mentioned Jonny Homza, who to me, is one of the most interesting guys on the roster, purely due to the fact that he is from Alaska. He never really played catcher before he was […]

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  2. […] … Jonny Homza made his full-season debut and reached base three times, including a pair of walks. The Alaska native has drawn compliments from the organization for his defense behind the plate. He will bounce back and forth between catcher and third base this […]

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  3. […] the year as an infielder and pitcher but the Padres always planned to convert him to catcher.  He got to learn the position in the summer heat of Peoria, Arizona, which wasn’t always the most effortless […]

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  4. […] he is the backup behind Jonny Homza, who was drafted out of high school in 2017 as a prep infielder from Alaska and converted to catcher, but the TinCaps have been playing Homza at third and first base which also might open up more […]

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  5. […] Diego drafted Fort Wayne TinCaps Jonny Homza as a catcher out of high school in Alaska where he had never … and Austin Nola, a utility infielder in Triple-A, became a catcher at […]

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