Son justifies poor hitting in his position by saying a really good defensive catcher is valued more for their blocking, calling games, etc than a good offensive catcher. In other words why waste his valuable time working on his hitting. Anybody know of any such examples?

What level? i think you would find that most "defensive" guys in the ML were hitters at some point in time. See this link http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...491066862#6491066862

imo its nice to play good defense, however if you don't hit, you won't play much and/or move on.

The fact is for every great defensive catcher, there is a great defensive catcher that can hit and is waiting to take your place.

CollegeParent, very good link on catching. This coach knows what he is talking about. Ozone, looks like son will make a very good bullpen catcher. He is in for a big surprise in five weeks.