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How Atlanta Braves position players stack up in NL East: Catcher

The catcher position is a complicated position to really evaluate. It’s a position that cannot be examined in exactly the same way as other positions on the field, as there are so many other moving parts involved.

Defense, pitch-framing, and how a catcher handles his pitching staff are all skills that have real value; but are not easily quantified. For a while now, major league teams have been putting less emphasis on offense and more on the defensive side of catcher responsibilities.

The NL East is a division that, this year, should be extremely competitive. Almost the entire division has made numerous additions to go for it in 2019, minus the Marlins and arguably the Atlatna Braves — if going by additions.