http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/09/27/despite-perception-miguel-montero-is-the-cubs-best-option-at-catcher/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/09/27/despite-perception-miguel-montero-is-the-cubs-best-option-at-catcher/#comment-13810 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:09:39 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=14677#comment-13810 Hey—Yes, I think the difference is largely because fWAR doesn’t include framing at all, and Montero hasn’t been great in other aspects of catcher defense. That’s (one of the reasons) why we at BP think WARP is better, although all usual caveats about defensive metrics apply. Thanks for reading!

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/09/27/despite-perception-miguel-montero-is-the-cubs-best-option-at-catcher/#comment-13809 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:06:28 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=14677#comment-13809 Great piece Nate.
I was wondering if you had any insight into why Fangraphs might rate Miggy so much lower in terms of WAR compared to BP? They have him at -0.1 for the season… Do you know if they don’t incorporate framing into their valuation? The other two catchers are much closer to the BP ratings with both Ross and Contreras coming in at 1.8 for the year… Thanks and keep up the great work.

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