Pitch framing is a big emphasis for Cincinnati Reds catchers this spring

Cincinnati Reds third base/catching coach J.R. House explains some of the new catching drills at spring training. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

GOODYEAR, Arizona – Throughout the first two weeks of spring training, Cincinnati Reds catchers spent a lot of time working on pitch-framing drills. One of them had a pitching machine set up, another catcher standing in the batter’s box and catching coach J.R. House acting as the umpire.

There is a bigger emphasis on pitch framing for Reds catchers, and House offers a new perspective.

“It can be tracked now. That’s the biggest thing,” House said. “Any time you can track something, it becomes valuable. We can get the data through Trackman and…