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    Ricardo Sanchez' (DFA'd to make room) - Venezuelan Winter League line so far...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    Every team has to compromise somewhere. No one has an above hitter and fielder at every position. 2 of the 4 are elite defenders and about league average hitters (or slightly below). Catcher has a decent chance to both as well, given Flowers' and Mac's history.

    And we should be comparing him to other catchers. It's historically difficult to find catchers who are also overall above average hitters. So comparing him to other catchers is all we can do.
    I didn’t say everyone had to be plus .

    I said I can’t see us being a real threat for the title with 1/3 of our hitters below avg. if we are getting 80-90 wrc + at catcher we need a plan for the other two spots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russ2dollas View Post
    I didn’t say everyone had to be plus .

    I said I can’t see us being a real threat for the title with 1/3 of our hitters below avg. if we are getting 80-90 wrc + at catcher we need a plan for the other two spots.
    Not really. Our offense was pretty solid last year despite the same limitations you speak of. This year, we'll get a full year of Acuna plus Donaldson and new OFer.

    The Brewers were the best team in the NL, had a great offense, and were a win away from the WS. They got pretty bad production from 2b, C, and SS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    Not really. Our offense was pretty solid last year despite the same limitations you speak of. This year, we'll get a full year of Acuna plus Donaldson and new OFer.

    The Brewers were the best team in the NL, had a great offense, and were a win away from the WS. They got pretty bad production from 2b, C, and SS.
    and the Red Sox didnt get much hitting from second, center and catcher

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    Sanchez has been acquired by the Mariners for cash. Was only 3-5 in 16 starts this past year, but will be only 22. Career 17-35, 4.56.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    How do you "stop comparing him to Catcher"???

    You said it yourself - 25 men on a team - 9 play at a time. One of those HAS TO be a Catcher on every team.

    If (as you say) Catchers suck and every team has to play them, having a tandem that's Top 10 in the league is pretty good.

    Let me rephrase those earlier rankings to make things more clear...


    The 2018 Braves finished 11th in runs scored from Catchers.

    The 2018 Braves finished 10th in hits from Catchers. 6 more than the Dodgers' tandem with "stud" Grandal, ahead of the Yankees' tandem including "stud" Sanchez, Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras, Cardinals' tandem with "stud" Yadi, and Royals' tandem with "stud" Salvy. Boston won it all and finished dead last in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 7th in 2Bs from Catchers. 4 more than the Dodgers' tandem with "stud" Grandal, tied with the Royals' tandem including "stud" Salvy, and ahead of the Yankees' tandem including "stud" Sanchez, Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras, Cardinals' tandem with "stud" Yadi. Boston won it all and finished 23rd in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 10th in HRs from Catchers. Boston won it all and finished 28th in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 9th in total bases from Catchers. Ahead of the Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras and Royals tandem with "stud" Salvy. Boston won it all and finished dead last in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 9th in RBIs from Catchers. 5 RBIs behind the Dodgers' tandem with "stud" Grandal, and ahead of the Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras. Boston won it all and finished 29th in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 8th in OBP for Catchers. Ahead of the Marlins' tandem including "stud" Realmuto, Yankees' tandem including "stud" Sanchez, Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras, Cardinals' tandem with "stud" Yadi, and Royals' tandem with "stud" Salvy. Boston won it all and finished dead last in this category.

    The 2018 Braves finished 9th in OPS for Catchers. Ahead of the Yankees' tandem including "stud" Sanchez, Cubs' tandem with "stud" Contreras, Cardinals' tandem with "stud" Yadi, and Royals' tandem with "stud" Salvy. Boston won it all and finished dead last in this category.


    Would it be nice to have a little more pop? Sure. Other than that, the pairing of Flow and Mac ought to measure up to everybody else, and it certainly won't be considered a "black hole" when compared with just about everyone else at that position. It's also not going to hurt moving them further down in the order where they won't need to be relied on for offense with Acuna, Albies, Freeman, Donaldson, and a Markakis upgrade, hitting in front of them and carrying most of the heavy load.

    The hope is that Ender will be a little better than in 2018, Dansby will be a little better than in 2018, and using Camargo all over the place will keep everyone fresher and enable them to perform at a higher clip than they did as well.
    I think one has to separate out the AL and NL teams. With the DH in the AL, teams in that league can forego offense to some extent at the more defensive-centric positions because they have an extra bat in the line-up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    I think one has to separate out the AL and NL teams. With the DH in the AL, teams in that league can forego offense to some extent at the more defensive-centric positions because they have an extra bat in the line-up.
    Quite sure someone more interested in the numbers for the sake of the numbers can easily point out the fact that the Braves situation wasn't a black hole (and still isn't) - those just happened to be handy at the moment they were posted.
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    Last year it seemed like we would just go with the hot hand at catcher with Zuk and Flowers. This year, i'm hoping they make McCann Folty and Newks personal catcher.

    He has always been great with young pitchers.
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