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[Pickles]

5 hours ago, Il BuonO said:

Maybe, but for a long time his defense was subpar. 

He's a big guy; he's not fast, but he's got a good arm, he catches what's hit to him, and he generally tracks the ball well enough.

He's not a GG, or even above average, but he's better than the board, and the defensive stats for that matter, generally give him credit for.

[seak05]

2 hours ago, Pickles said:

He's a big guy; he's not fast, but he's got a good arm, he catches what's hit to him, and he generally tracks the ball well enough.

He's not a GG, or even above average, but he's better than the board, and the defensive stats for that matter, generally give him credit for.

Santander takes good routes, and he catches what’s hit to him. But he’s not fast or even average speed, which limits his defensive value.

fwiw though, after a rough start to the season (he should not play left field), he’s actually at 0 OAA for the year. He was -5 last year. 

[Pickles]

47 minutes ago, seak05 said:

Santander takes good routes, and he catches what’s hit to him. But he’s not fast or even average speed, which limits his defensive value.

fwiw though, after a rough start to the season (he should not play left field), he’s actually at 0 OAA for the year. He was -5 last year. 

Sure, he's definitely limited defensively.  No one could argue differently.  But he's no butcher, and he's often referred to as one.

[rm5678]

10 hours ago, Yossarian said:

Kevin Brown said that Santander was a GG finalist in 2019 during the broadcast last night.  I don't remember that.  If that is true - he has the ability to be s solid defender.  I don't think he's a liability out there.   It would help the team if he could play 1B every now and then. 

It wasn't 2019. It was the shortened 2020 season where he was a GG finalist.

[Etch]

14 hours ago, Barnaby Graves said:

Rutschman has a tremendous veteran presence, really just seems like he was born for playing catcher, just as Wieters was.  Seems more extroverted than Wieters, definitely the right personality for this club as constructed.  I guess the personalities always seem right when you're winning.

You mean Mauer with power?