If you don't like someone like Jeff Mathis or Austin hedges, you don't like fun idk. They're fun players to see the advanced numbers for and offer newer fans a clear example as to why these numbers are taken seriously and why they should start to learn advanced metrics
As a Cleveland fan, I can tell you he was instrumental in the improbable success of the Guardians in 2022. One thing to add is that he is also apparently a phenomenal presence in the clubhouse. Watch an interview with him and you'll get it, he is actually hilarious. Really happy Cleveland brought him back to take our starting catcher of the future, Bo Naylor, under his wing.
Loved him with his short stint with the Rangers. His clubhouse presence helped keep the team loose and energetic during the World Series run. I could see him being on a managerial staff soon.
I keep going back and forth, MLB just needs to do something about umps that consistently make obviously wrong calls, do you think that's doing more to train umpires or how would you fix it?
@@SmartrBaseball I think the best solution is a middle ground one. Keep the human umps to keep framing as a relevant skill, but allow players to challenge a call for every at bat to get rid of particularly egregious calls
Best case scenario is for your catcher to be sneaky good at throwing out attempted base stealers. Good enough to get the job done but nondescript enough about it that runners still try it.
