Best bargain catcher? - Page 2

DonkeyKongSr · 12-04-2018, 08:08 PM

Grab Kyle Schwarber. He can possibly play 1B/DH most of the time and give your starting catcher a rest when needed.

Clavette · 12-04-2018, 08:20 PM

Wynegar or Diaz have been my bronze go to guys

Charles johnson was my silver guy in beta

Currently running Posey (lucky pull) who replaced realmuto who replaced Wynegar with Tucker Barnhart as my backup

whobob · 12-05-2018, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DonkeyKongSr

Grab Kyle Schwarber. He can possibly play 1B/DH most of the time and give your starting catcher a rest when needed.

I had needed power, so I had him as the strong side of a platoon at catcher in the beta. He hit much worse than a normal catcher, even. I ended up swapping him out for Wockenfuss.

NoOne · 12-05-2018, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

I'm still not sure how much defense is worth it, and I can look at the code

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and still people will say with conviction just how important it is... nothing to do with what they see in game but what they believe. often without any evidence or logical reasoning... just faith and because that's what "people" repeat ad nauseum. ( at least 2 logical fallacies involved)

gosensgo101 · 12-06-2018, 12:37 AM

Austin Barnes. Can be trained to be decent at 1B/2B/3B/LF too.

Crash · 12-06-2018, 01:19 AM

Have Perez and Wynegar. Perez has power in both entry and league. Wynegar got hot a few times in entry but batting .167 in league.

Have looked up Sundberg a few times in auction house but he hasn't been listed. would overpay for him

CrazyWR · 12-06-2018, 09:46 AM

Saw Sundberg 1 time on the auction block. He was at almost 1900 with several hours remaining. I imagine he ended up over 2000

nickwatic · 12-06-2018, 10:13 AM

Yadier Molina, Gary Sanchez and Francisco Cervelli have all been horrid to me

Kushiel · 12-06-2018, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyWR

Saw Sundberg 1 time on the auction block. He was at almost 1900 with several hours remaining. I imagine he ended up over 2000

I posted the picture earlier in this post. I sold him the next day for 3300

It took a couple hours is all.

This is who I replaced him for. Excellent defense and a little better piece of lumber

blubbla · 12-07-2018, 11:38 PM

My catching tandem that I pulled so far is Gary Carter and Curt Casali. No complaints so far there.

My daughter pulled both Ramos and Realmuto. Her team is using Realmuto at 1B, and has David Ross as backup C. Good pop there.

My son got what I thought was a rough pull in Andrew Knapp and Tim Federowicz. Surprisingly, both are playing well in an every other start situation.

Dxgarnett · 12-08-2018, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogberry99

I have been getting respectable production both offensively and defensively from Jody Davis (67 OVR), and from what I've seen, I am not alone in this opinion. 67 Power gives him a bit of pop, and his defense at catcher is 97 (85 Ability, 79 Arm)

This is my pick as well.

stealofhome · 12-09-2018, 12:22 AM

I was lucky enough to get All-Star Russell Martin who has been great for me, but have been using Jody Davis as a back-up. Reese McGuire and Pat Borders may also be worth looking into for budget options.

mess · 12-11-2018, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by gosensgo101

Austin Barnes. Can be trained to be decent at 1B/2B/3B/LF too.

I have him as my backup. Have him set up to play C every 3 days and 2B every 10.

He's great.

Leo_The_Lip · 12-11-2018, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Crash

Have Perez and Wynegar. Perez has power in both entry and league. Wynegar got hot a few times in entry but batting .167 in league.

Have looked up Sundberg a few times in auction house but he hasn't been listed. would overpay for him

My experience, also. Wynegar never hit enough.

I'm a Wockenfuss fan. I remember his 1980 Strat card was fun, and that's why I stick with him.

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.

max venerabel · 12-11-2018, 10:28 AM

I'm running a platoon of Victor Martinez 2007 vs. RHP, John Wockenfuss 1980 vs. LHP. Jury's still out on their performance in Silver League, but V-Mart was very good in half a season of Bronze, and Wock has won a game with his power already this year.

Total cost: 2700 PP on the auction house, though I've only seen these guys once, and snapped 'em up when I did.

Galeg · 12-11-2018, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by max venerabel

I'm running a platoon of Victor Martinez 2007 vs. RHP, John Wockenfuss 1980 vs. LHP. Jury's still out on their performance in Silver League, but V-Mart was very good in half a season of Bronze, and Wock has won a game with his power already this year.

Total cost: 2700 PP on the auction house, though I've only seen these guys once, and snapped 'em up when I did.

Oh man I've only seen Victor Martinez on there once and I missed out

Galeg · 12-11-2018, 10:38 AM

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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.

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.

max venerabel · 12-11-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Galeg

Oh man I've only seen Victor Martinez on there once and I missed out

Yeah that was the quickest Buy It Now trigger pull I've ever had.

12-04-2018, 08:08 PM	#21
DonkeyKongSr All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 777	Grab Kyle Schwarber. He can possibly play 1B/DH most of the time and give your starting catcher a rest when needed.

12-04-2018, 08:20 PM	#22
Clavette Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Connecticut Posts: 371	Wynegar or Diaz have been my bronze go to guys Charles johnson was my silver guy in beta Currently running Posey (lucky pull) who replaced realmuto who replaced Wynegar with Tucker Barnhart as my backup

12-06-2018, 12:37 AM	#25
gosensgo101 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 231	Austin Barnes. Can be trained to be decent at 1B/2B/3B/LF too.

12-06-2018, 01:19 AM	#26
Crash Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 46	Have Perez and Wynegar. Perez has power in both entry and league. Wynegar got hot a few times in entry but batting .167 in league. Have looked up Sundberg a few times in auction house but he hasn't been listed. would overpay for him

12-06-2018, 09:46 AM	#27
CrazyWR All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 549	Saw Sundberg 1 time on the auction block. He was at almost 1900 with several hours remaining. I imagine he ended up over 2000

12-06-2018, 10:13 AM	#28
nickwatic Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 195	Yadier Molina, Gary Sanchez and Francisco Cervelli have all been horrid to me

12-07-2018, 11:38 PM	#30
blubbla Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Herscher, IL Posts: 2,457	My catching tandem that I pulled so far is Gary Carter and Curt Casali. No complaints so far there. My daughter pulled both Ramos and Realmuto. Her team is using Realmuto at 1B, and has David Ross as backup C. Good pop there. My son got what I thought was a rough pull in Andrew Knapp and Tim Federowicz. Surprisingly, both are playing well in an every other start situation.

12-09-2018, 12:22 AM	#32
stealofhome Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,282	I was lucky enough to get All-Star Russell Martin who has been great for me, but have been using Jody Davis as a back-up. Reese McGuire and Pat Borders may also be worth looking into for budget options.

12-11-2018, 10:28 AM	#35
max venerabel Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 103	I'm running a platoon of Victor Martinez 2007 vs. RHP, John Wockenfuss 1980 vs. LHP. Jury's still out on their performance in Silver League, but V-Mart was very good in half a season of Bronze, and Wock has won a game with his power already this year. Total cost: 2700 PP on the auction house, though I've only seen these guys once, and snapped 'em up when I did.