- 28,102
- 9,240
I know for a fact that the DEF stat does not include receiving and pitch framing...things that Sanchez is beyond pathetic at. He costs his pitchers strikes and even outs routinely.
Also, his blocking skills are terrible too. He lets easily blockable balls go by all the time because he stabs at the ball and doesnt drop and block. But because the balls bounce, they are called wild pitches and not passed balls. This is another thing that that stat does not take into account.
Looking at Posey's numbers confirm what I saw with him this year. He had a noticeably worse defensive season this past one than the years before. His mechanics arent great and his transfer isnt great...but he has a cannon that sometimes makes up for it. He is still incredible at receiving pitches, but he gets lazy with balls in the dirt too and tries to pick everything. Guess its his SS mentality coming out.
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