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NoOne · 04-15-2019, 08:51 PM

anecdotal, but lots of experience...

with elite pitchers it makes virtually no difference. you should definitely favor offense over defense, even with catchers. i know others will argue that, but i cannot discern a difference based on ability , defense and pitcher ERA, but i can most definitely see a difference when my catcher can hit well -- those only come around 1 or 2 in a generation, at least in recent releases (and an accurate %, imo).

when i don't see those elite catchers, i go for any caterh with defense that isn't a total pud in the batter box, because the difference between sub-average and average hitting just doesn't matter much. i.e. a singles machine with a high average isn't a good offensive catcher. context matters alot.. there's no one answer and always a spectrum.

04-15-2019, 08:51 PM	#10
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	anecdotal, but lots of experience... with elite pitchers it makes virtually no difference. you should definitely favor offense over defense, even with catchers. i know others will argue that, but i cannot discern a difference based on ability , defense and pitcher ERA, but i can most definitely see a difference when my catcher can hit well -- those only come around 1 or 2 in a generation, at least in recent releases (and an accurate %, imo). when i don't see those elite catchers, i go for any caterh with defense that isn't a total pud in the batter box, because the difference between sub-average and average hitting just doesn't matter much. i.e. a singles machine with a high average isn't a good offensive catcher. context matters alot.. there's no one answer and always a spectrum. Last edited by NoOne; 04-15-2019 at 08:53 PM.