McCovey Chronicles · Aug 12, 2020
Giants catchers are stealing strikes at an alarming rate.
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Hello and happy Wednesday.
Yesterday I wrote about how the San Francisco Giants catchers had committed four catcher’s interferences already in 2020, which is more than Buster Posey has committed in his entire career.
Today it’s time to be fair, and cover the other side of the coin.
It’s not coincidence or poor habits that are leading to that stat; it’s strategy. Mind you, committing catcher’s interference isn’t the strategy, it’s just a side effect that the team was likely prepared for.