As an umpire in upstate NY, I am starting to notice a lot more youth and legion teams are playing left handed catchers. I've been an umpire for about a decade now and I called more games in the last two seasons with a left handed catcher than I had in the previous 8 seasons. The availability of left handed catchers mitts probably has more to do with it at the youth level and particularly now as the cost of equipment has ensured that baseball is a sport largely played by relatively affluent kids that can afford to spend $500 a year on their own equipment. That said I think you will start to see more and more left-handed catchers in the prep ranks, however to see if this translates to the college or pro game I would think that Keith Law is probably right on the money given the premium placed on LHP. The last thought as an umpire is that a left handed catcher really screws with your strike zone behind the plate, particularly on the outside corner to a RH batter where he blocks a great view of the edge of the plate.