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Originally Posted by dsvitak
Calling a game can be significant.
For teams with two catchers sharing the responsibility, I have OFTEN seen a half run per game difference, or more.
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Come up with a way to prove that you will have found one of the great statistical finds since DIPS.
Here is a good BP article from back in 2000
Baseball Prospectus | Field General or Backstop?
If a catcher has no ability to call a game then his only defensive duties after that are throwing out runners and passed balls.
Those two duties together do not add up to that many saved runs a season.
Thus I think catcher is the most unimportant defensive posistion out on the field. Well besides a pitcher.
If you have a good hitting catcher with good defense then you have found a golden players. But picking a catcher just for his defense is dumb.