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Originally Posted by ThePretender
So the question is at what point is it acceptable to sacrifice defence for offence. What was the wRC+ for the 55 CA Perez and 70 CA Perez? Cause a 55 CA Perez with a 130 wRC+ is likely far more valuable than the 70 CA Perez with a weak bat. Even at 50 CA the 130 wRC+ guy is likely better. But the better question comes when it's closer. Is a 110 wRC+ C with 55 CA that different from a 70-80 wRC+ 70 CA player.
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I don't know if you can pull wRC+ or other advanced stats off the sim module (at least I can't figure out how to do it). Below is the hitting info I could pull from the module for weak-hitting Salvy and good-hitting Salvy to the extent it helps. Pretty stark difference, but at least from the sims I ran, roughly a wash in overall impact on team wins when you factor in the difference in CA.
60-rated hitting Salvy (.293/.374/.487, .861 OPS)
40-rated hitting Salvy (.220/.270/.307, .577 OPS)
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Originally Posted by ThePretender
Though to be fair, at a 0.4/0.6 win difference is not significant either way, so doesn't seem like there's any real advantage beyond the financial component you mentioned.
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I think that's right. Salvy w/ 60's across the board in hitting would be one of the better catchers in any league I'm in and eventually a guy most teams would struggle to retain. If you can get similar overall benefit at a team level from a cheap catcher with a good glove and lousy bat, that's a decent trade off for cash-strapped teams. Also worth noting that the benefit obviously skews more towards the good glove/poor bat option when you're talking about most catchers that are available in a league. Those guys generally have weaker bats than 60 ratings across the board and in that case a really bad hitting catcher with a 70/75 CA would likely be a better option.