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I wasnt trying to argue anyone, nor add fuel to any argument, people get too worked up when someone posts their own experiences, and thats what I did, my word is not to be taken as gospel, and I never gave anyone any indication that I felt my opinion was superior. I replied on a thread with someone asking for others experiences and I gave mine based upon what leagues I have going, because I just deleted a whole bunch that I wasnt playing.
Catcher seems to be the one position that shouldn't have as many elite players as others, while the ratio may not be that bad, as a whole I don't believe there are as many "elite" catchers as what OOTP shows again from my personal experience. To me an elite catcher would be one who plays either - Elite D and slighly above catcher average offense, Elite offense and not a defensive liability, or someone who is above average in both facets,
And there aren't honestly very many catchers who can hit and play gold glove level D.
Even catchers that play above average D seems to be a rarity, Of all the 36 players that finished 2012 with a positive Total Fielding Runs Above Average only 33% played over 100 games. And only a handful would be solid offensive contributors. So you would expect maybe 3-5 players in that elite status (Molina, Wieters, Posey and you could probably make a case for Montero and or Avila).
I just feel like the distribution in talent levels seems a bit too top and bottom heavy, a light hitting catcher with elite D deserves a bit better and the elite catchers need to be toned down. If I see differences as I progress further than I will say so.
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