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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip
As to the effect of catchers on pitching, I'm skeptical. I used Mathis (a 41 with outstanding catching abilities) as Wock's backup and Wock had a better a CERA by half a run. So random, but no advantage to defense.Also Mathis hit well. He's the lowest rated player to contribute 1WAR to my team.
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I'm using Christian Vazquez on one of my teams as a test of this. In a small sample size there has been very little defensive difference between him and his backup.