If you were to look just at the offensive production, it would be easy to say that Jeff Mathis was a major detractor on the 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks. Even according WAR totals he was not considered very valuable; and let’s face it, if an outfielder had those offensive numbers, he would be back in AAA faster than a Randy Johnson fastball. However, the catching position is very unique and delves into a statistical haze where even advanced analytics have a hard time determining true worth. This comes as no surprise to those reading this site though, as evident by the 6.
2017 Arizona Diamondbacks Review # 18: Jeff Mathis
