[Catcher Caught Stealing Above Average/Throw](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/catcher-throwing?game_type=Regular&n=q&season_end=2023&season_start=2023&split=no&team=&type=Cat&with_team_only=1&sortColumn=rate_cs_aa&sortDirection=desc)
[Catcher Blocks Above Average per Game](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/catcher-blocking?game_type=Regular&n=q&season_end=2023&season_start=2023&split=no&team=&type=Cat&with_team_only=1&sortColumn=diff_rate_runner_pbwp&sortDirection=desc).
These stats are out of 61 and 65 qualified catchers, respectively.
Diaz is still negative value as a pitch framer, at about the same rate as Maldy.
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You’re preaching to the choir here. Send this to Dusty Baker’s Twitter instead of posting here: @OGswaggerdick
Framing shouldn’t matter in a dream world where a challenge system or roboumps exist, so while Diaz can get better at it, I’m more pleased with his other defensive abilities than worried about framing.
But how many passes balls with runners on base on very catchable fastballs has he allowed?!? 🤣🤣
BuT wHaT aBoUt ThE iNtAnGiBlEs?
He’s not going to get the start. Dusty has said that he just doesn’t trust rookie catchers in general.
Which probably means had we had a stud catching prospect like Will Smith, he wouldn’t have been in the starting lineup consistently when Dodgers were completely fine with it
Man if only he was a good catcher or something.
He’s about to be traded so none of this really matters.