On an annual basis that is probably true because his second half was so bad. However he was on pace for a career year in the first half '24 before he hit an absolute wall. He was hitting .294/.821 through the end of June and deservedly started the ASG, leading AL catchers in both fWAR and bWAR at that time. The data could fit a gradual decline narrative or playing through an injury/slump narrative. As an optimist I lean to the latter but we probably want to start thinking about depth and alternatives. His second half was so bad and went on long enough that you have to take it seriously. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/06/30/mlb-all-star-roster-projections-positional-war-leaders/74261534007/
To me it looked like he was reflexively trying to deflect the ball away.
But as a hitter you've got to be ready to override that. Especially on a far-too-inside fastball that you have very little chance of dodging of deflecting off of you anyway.
At that moment it sucks that there's no good outcome, but trying to deflect it just makes it worse. If he'd just tried to turn away instead, it probably comes out better not only for the team but also for him (he probably doesn't take that pitch off of the most fragile part of the hand).
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