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(25) Catcher Framing Changes EVERYTHING, and the Padres Are Getting Closer

March 26, 2019 12:30 am

Imagine if there were a skill equivalent to hitting 40 home runs in a season… and no one ever noticed that someone was doing it. Believe it or not, that’s how important catcher framing is to a baseball team, and the consequences of that realization are INSANE. (Welcome to the Hall, Brian McCann!) Plus: the Dodgers got worse but will have a better record, the Padres were on the cusp even before signing Machado, and the Giants are a pretty good-looking last place team. Also, a prediction of Marlin ineptitude.

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Bryan Reynolds currently has a .328 batting average. Newman raised his to .302 today. The last team to have two rookies with enough PAs to qualify for the battle crown and hit at least .300 was the 1975 Red Sox (Lynn /Rice). Before them: the 1931 Phillies (Buzz Arlett/Les Mallon)

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Bryce Harper currently has MLB's second best WPA (5.30) behind only Christian Yelich (6.42).
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Wounded father of 17-yr-old Israeli girl murdered last week: “We don’t have the privilege of descending too much into despair. We have a tiny 1-year-old girl...another 3-year-old & 5-year-old & 9-year-old & 10-year-old & a 12-year-old & a grandson. These children give us life."

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