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Originally Posted by Swaggs
I'm a big fan of getting catchers with really high position ratings (like 70+) throughout the system. I've played for years and years, but last year I read about it and then watched a Youtube video where they demonstrated the effects. It really impacts the development and performance of pitchers.
For the past two versions, I always go out and get Ali Sanchez. He's not very good offensively, but always seems to somehow outperform his ratings and he has a really high catcher rating and seems to always be (or turn into) a captain.
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High "catcher ability" is what I look for first, and if they can hit a lick (or have good eye at the plate) and I'm good. High "catcher ability" is somewhat hidden, but I watch the games closely and the ability to frame the pitches turns a significant number of balls into called strikes. In my opinion, "catcher ability" is way more important than "catcher arm", although I wouldn't go below a 45 on the 80 scale for that.