How is Maldanado edging out Grandal in AS voting?

[richig07]

How is this even close?

Player A:

Slashing .190/.391/.445 for an OPS of .841

Leads all catchers in BB's, OBP, OPS and is 2nd in HR's and SLG. 2nd in all of MLB in BB's.

14 HR's
37 RBI's
78 TB's
17 XBH's
1.6 WAR (One of two big league catchers pacing for a 3+ WAR)

Top 3 in virtually every single defensive catching category on Fangraphs and consistently rates out as the best pitch framer.

Player B:

Slashing .180/.269/.296

Near the top of the leaderboard for catchers in practically zero offensive categories.

5 HR's
21 RBI's
59 TB's
11 XBH's
0.0 WAR (Pacing for a 0.0 WAR)

Solid defensive catcher. Very good thrower.



Player B is leading Player A in ASG voting. Why?

 

[navamind]

just a bunch of Astros fans voting him in.

Zunino, Sanchez and Vazquez having a much better season than Maldonado as well

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Lemme ask you: How many fans give a fuck about framing?

Second question: How many of those fans that do care even like framing? IE, want it gone via an automated strikezone ASAP?

Last question: How many fans see the sub 200 average and don't bother?

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Thank god for Salvador perez

 

[broncosmitty]

Nobody is gonna vote for a guy cuz he walks.

Grandal has 3 doubles on the year.

 

[navamind]

you guys just hate to see a red state win anything

 

[msgkings322]

Nobody is gonna vote for a guy cuz he walks.

Grandal has 3 doubles on the year.

And 14 home runs

 

[broncosmitty]

And 14 home runs

I’ve already explained this more than was necessary.

 

[msgkings322]

I’ve already explained this more than was necessary.

Indeed, it wasn't necessary at all

 

[Jiddy]

Legend says that admission to the Yasmani Grandal fanclub requires a written test.

 

[broncosmitty]

Indeed, it wasn't necessary at all

How many times have you voted for Grandal?

 

[msgkings322]

How many times have you voted for Grandal?

Same as I've voted for Maldonado

 

[richig07]

Lemme ask you: How many fans give a fuck about framing?

Second question: How many of those fans that do care even like framing? IE, want it gone via an automated strikezone ASAP?

Last question: How many fans see the sub 200 average and don't bother?

Exactly. So, fans are dumb. My point. It's also MUCH, MUCH more than pitch framing. Lol. That was like a foot note to all of this. None of their numbers are close. None.

Maldanado has a worse average than Grandal. Your last point falls flat.

Nobody is gonna vote for a guy cuz he walks.

Grandal has 3 doubles on the year.

So, fans are dumb. Yes, we agree.

Grandal also has 14 HR's, leads catchers in a bunch of other categories, and has 6 more extra base hits than Maldanado. Nearly 20 more total bases.

Every point you can make against Grandal not cutting it for the average fan? It plays even worse for Maldanado.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Maldanado has a worse average than Grandal. Your last point falls flat.

If all you got is the arcane, it's a battle of homers and framing simps and the Astros have more of those right now.