The Braves didn’t end up with JT Realmuto. Actually, 29 teams didn’t end up with him. Instead, we have Brian McCann and Tyler Flowers. And depending on which incarnation of the two we get, we could either have a very solid catching unit… or one of the worst.
In evaluating our catchers, it’s important to remember that there’s not a lot of good hitting catching in the league. In fact, as a position, only 5 teams boasted an above league average wRC+ last year. There were only 10 catchers in the league with at least 350 PAs (not exactly a lofty criteria for being around) that had an above average wRC+ compared to 24 third basemen, 22 first basemen, 14 shortstops, and 18 second basemen. You’d…
