Yadier Molina, a stalwart behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2005 and one who has been in Hall of Fame discussions for several years, received some help in his candidacy when FanGraphs announced that a catcher’s framing ability is now a part of his Wins Above Replacement calculation.
Framing is the skill of a catcher to get more strikes for his pitcher by slightly moving his glove after he catches the ball to drag it toward the strike zone. This will hopefully lead the umpire to call a strike on a borderline pitch.