The name Michael McKenry has been floating around the Colorado Rockies’ organization for almost a decade now. He was originally drafted to the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2006 and climbed his way up the organization until his major league debut in 2010. The following season, McKenry was traded to the Boston Red Sox, and then to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he displayed a solid defensive showing.

Pirates fans affectionately nicknamed the catcher “The Fort,” after Baltimore’s famous Fort McHenry, a formidable setting in the War of 1812. McKenry displayed some awesomely strong defensive skills, but since then, The Fort’s abilities have begun to erode. McKenry has since transitioned into something closer to “The Tent” for the Colorado Rockies — he pops up, is decently reliable, packs up and is stored away for a while to be forgotten about.

So far, McKenry’s been a fine player for the Rockies. This season, he’s batting .233/ .343/ .465 in 37 games, but has displayed a limited range behind the plate, allowing 24 out of 26 stolen bases. The Rockies’ famously stable 6-4-3 double play has presumably picked up enough of The Fort’s slack to allow the team some ground to stand on, but McKenry is definitely shifting into a second-string player for the ball club.

While McKenry has been a dependable player in the past, the catcher’s 2013 mid-season knee surgery initiated his slowed pace, and opponents have quickly capitalized on his limited range. With Nick Hundley joining the team this year, it’s not a shock that McKenry hasn’t seen much time behind the plate and probably won’t see much more in the second half of the season. Maybe with a little time off, “The Fort” can start to live up to his nickname.