There was talk of moving Lopata from catcher to first base on a full - time basis during spring training .
Lopata spent most of Lopata 's time at catcher for the season , sitting behind home plate in 100 games while playing at first in 38 .
There was talk of moving Lopata from catcher to first base on a full - time basis during spring training , but he spent most of his time at catcher for the season , sitting behind home plate in 100 games while playing at first in 38 .