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Originally Posted by jimmysthebestcop
I thought catcher ability was about framing and helping pitchers out and not about passed balls or wild pitchers.
Catchers don't seem to have an error rating like all the other fielders.
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i think fielding % is rapped up in ability... and maybe a small amount in arm -- a wild through to 2b is a throwing error, right? but, i gues there's no accuracy rating for the arm, so it'd have to be wrapped up all-in-one, if so.
there seems to be differentiation in fielding pct of catchers and correlated to ability based on resutls? a good catcher can have a bad fielding year, though, but the lower ability guys tend to have more errors over time, i'm pretty sure.
i think it also helps with team ERA, a tad... small portion, at least with elite pitchers. maybe more important for lesser talented pitchers.