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Originally Posted by Honolulu Blue
Only 16 passed balls? Interesting. How many stolen bases did Mr. Wagner allow?
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He allowed 162 steals, caught 48 trying, with 16 errors (.984 FPCT) and 16 PBs. His Range Factor was 8.26. Relative to the league, his FPCT was in the bottom third, but certainly not the worst. One genuine catcher with a 4/5 catching ability allowed 18 Passed Balls, though Wagner was second. His CS% put him dead in the middle of the league. His Range Factor was third best, which perhaps shouldn't be surprising for a CF-turned-catcher, though I have no idea what fielding ratings OOTP uses to determine catcher range- it might just be random luck. By comparison, Lynch, who had above average ratings in arm and catcher ability, only caught 4 of 43 attempted basestealers.
I think you're right about Lynch, although he does have good fielding ratings (despite very poor results!), and with his bat, he makes for a more than acceptable backup in the league. He was a pleasant surprise after my first backup catcher, who started the season 3 for 39, "good" for an .077/.182/.077 line.