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rudel.dietrich · 08-22-2016, 06:11 PM

I use ratings since catchers defensive stats don't tell me much. But for the most part I don't care. If they can hit then I play them. If they can't hit then no amount of defense can make up for that lost value. Unless I have a terrible team of a black hole on my depth chart at catcher.
And since even the most durable catchers catch about 130-140 games a season then you can exploit platoons L/R splits.
I have combined two above average catchers who hit one side really well vs the other and turned them into borderline all-stars if you combined them.
The combined cost has sometimes been 8 million a year for .910 OPS and that is combined salary.

Across my entire team I don't care much about defense. All else being equal I will of course go with the better defender. But I never play a offensive black hole even at CF/SS. The defensive value just never saves enough runs to make it worthwhile.

All that goes out the window if I am a crappy team or rebuilding and just looking for warm bodies.

08-22-2016, 06:11 PM	#20
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I use ratings since catchers defensive stats don't tell me much. But for the most part I don't care. If they can hit then I play them. If they can't hit then no amount of defense can make up for that lost value. Unless I have a terrible team of a black hole on my depth chart at catcher. And since even the most durable catchers catch about 130-140 games a season then you can exploit platoons L/R splits. I have combined two above average catchers who hit one side really well vs the other and turned them into borderline all-stars if you combined them. The combined cost has sometimes been 8 million a year for .910 OPS and that is combined salary. Across my entire team I don't care much about defense. All else being equal I will of course go with the better defender. But I never play a offensive black hole even at CF/SS. The defensive value just never saves enough runs to make it worthwhile. All that goes out the window if I am a crappy team or rebuilding and just looking for warm bodies. Last edited by rudel.dietrich; 08-22-2016 at 06:12 PM.