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There's an interesting article on Baseball Analysts using pitch f/x data to analyze ball blocking. The author uses pitch type and location data recorded to come up with an expected passed ball/wild pitch rate and compares it to the catcher's actual rates.

Long story short, Gregg Zaun and Kurk Suzuki tie at -32.1 PB/WP (fewer is better) over two and a half years, Bengie Molina is second to last with +30.2 PB/WP (for lack of a better term, Posada is last a +36.4). On the whole, these represent about one win above/below average over the last the two and a half seasons. Miguel Olivo, one of the names being kicked around to replace Molina, has a virtually identical +29.9.

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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's

by Giant among Angels on Dec 7, 2009 8:45 PM PST reply actions  

Posey, Buster = PB.

/takes off glasses

…my god….

by Grant Brisbee on Dec 7, 2009 9:02 PM PST reply actions  

We’ll just have t call him Gerald from now on.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Dec 7, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Needs more “musculature” to block balls

Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's

by Giant among Angels on Dec 7, 2009 9:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I am not liking where this is going.

"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball

by scout6 on Dec 7, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions  

That fits in with my anecdotal evidence that Bengie was terrible at preventing passed balls.

GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.

by groug on Dec 7, 2009 11:17 PM PST reply actions  

Mine too.

Wild pitches as well.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Dec 7, 2009 11:24 PM PST up reply actions  

You want to insert Bocock where?!

by chilibean_3 on Dec 8, 2009 8:28 AM PST reply actions  

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