Helping the Guardians with their catcher conundrum

The Guardians catching conundrum is simple. At least you’d think so based on [gestures wildly at everything]. Signing Mike Zunino was a decent idea at the time but it hasn’t worked out, and he’s not providing the offensive production hoped for and has been the worst-qualified catcher in blocking and average at best at framing. Likewise, Cam Gallagher is a little better defensively by FanGraphs’ defensive metrics, but carrying a -18 wRC+, which is like if a black hole and a vacuum had a baby.

For Cleveland, having strong leadership behind the plate is clearly worth the pain on offense. The Guardians have shown incredible patience with their catchers, accepting an astonishing rate of offensive…