Keck's not a catcher, he's either at 1b or the OF. Now with that said, that's not to say Odle won't put him back there if that's his best athlete and after what they lost last year HE IS! I still don't see him playing all that much catcher, they had some other backups last year behind the loss of Byrd to Lambuth. Even if Keck was playing catcher, he's not the catcher Drew Brown is. You don't catch a MLB draftee without being legit behind the dish, not only that I've seen the kid play and he's tough back there. Blocks the ball very well, has an ok arm, but very accurate with it. His offensive struggled at times but you have to remember he was just a sophomore, he's still got a lot of room to grow. Now with that said, IF! billy is catching at lexington, he's still not the best catcher, but he's certainly the best hitting catcher! however, i just find it hard to believe he'll be the starting catcher since he'll be their ace, #3 hitter, etc etc etc... so whoever catches the ace is surely good enough to catch the rest of the staff. otherwise, it'll be hard for him to throw it as hard as he does and run back there an catch it. i'm only kidding by that remark, and not trying to be a smart ellic, but hands down Brown is the better catcher, and I doubt Keck does much catching in l-town.
I'd also throw Brown in there as the best catcher in west tenn this year as a jr, if his offensive numbers come up then he is hands down. I dont know enough about the catchers across the state, but he's top 10!