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Mingo
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A "Grand" Old Debate: An Evaluation of Yasmani Grandal - Sox On 35th
This is a deep dive. @Jiddy's head will explode.
If you are bored - like I was - or deep into the nuance of baseball - this is a very interesting read.
I will boil it down:
1) Offensively - Grandal is one of the 2 top catchers in baseball.
2) Defensively - Grandal is one of the top pitch framers - good at tossing out runners, but is just average at catcher defense
3) McCann was better at calling games last year - that may be based on knowing the pitchers better. Basically - McCann calls pitches based on the pitchers strengths and feel - while Grandal calls pitches based on the hitter's strengths and weaknesses.
This is a deep dive. @Jiddy's head will explode.
If you are bored - like I was - or deep into the nuance of baseball - this is a very interesting read.
I will boil it down:
1) Offensively - Grandal is one of the 2 top catchers in baseball.
2) Defensively - Grandal is one of the top pitch framers - good at tossing out runners, but is just average at catcher defense
3) McCann was better at calling games last year - that may be based on knowing the pitchers better. Basically - McCann calls pitches based on the pitchers strengths and feel - while Grandal calls pitches based on the hitter's strengths and weaknesses.