Endgame catcher?
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I plan on completing the exchanges to get Salvador Perez after I get Mookie today, but I am doing okay with d'Arnaud so far. Ridiculously small sample size, but in a couple of games in ranked he is batting a thousand with 3 home runs and a couple of walks. I think I'll have to let the guy at least make an out before he takes a seat.
For what it's worth, d'Arnaud also has better overall defense, speed, vision and discipline over Perez. I'm not saying d'Arnaud is the best catcher in the game, but he may be the best value at 10-15 k. You could also make a good case for Posada since he is a switch hitter and a little cheaper, but with a weaker and less accurate arm and people bunting/stealing I'm not sure I would want him as a long term option.
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@lazy_toast said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
@the_dragon1912 said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
Awards Pudge?
His swing is dookie
You said 'dookie'.
My favorite album
Good ol Green Day. That album got a lot of play back in the day for me too man.
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@lazy_toast said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
@the_dragon1912 said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
Awards Pudge?
His swing is dookie
You said 'dookie'.
My favorite album
Bro I grew up on that album. LOVE me some GreenDay
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@DeadPhish1976 said in Endgame catcher?:
@lazy_toast said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
@the_dragon1912 said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
Awards Pudge?
His swing is dookie
You said 'dookie'.
My favorite album
Good ol Green Day. That album got a lot of play back in the day for me too man.
LOL hell yea bro. Me, my walkman, and a skateboard. Yea I was cool dont hate
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@raesONE said in Endgame catcher?:
Foxx is the best bat, but somewhat of a liability on defense. I played him at C through my WS run and didn't really have issues, but you can't complain when he doesn't block a pitch in the dirt that allows your opponent to advance or score.
Salvador Perez is probably the best all around catcher, he has a good swing and solid perks to go with good enough defense and a reasonable arm. I wish his contact versus lefties was just a bit higher though.
Travis D'Arnaud is okay, but he's like Mookie behind the dish with extreme reverse splits. Most already have Trout and Tatis and maybe Mookie too, so too much of the same could be a problem here when facing a lefty.
Piazza's swing makes him terrible imo.
Pudge is the best defensive catcher but his swing doesn't generate any exit velo whatsoever, very underwhelming card.
Johnny Bench is terrible, but don't worry about him because you'll never get your hands on him.
Buster Posey is still okay in my opinion, especially if you run a lineup with a lot of reverse split guys like Trout, Tatis and Mookie or a lot of lefty bats; Posey is a great lefty killer to plug in between some of them. I personally think he has a great swing too.
CAP is always a solid option, I would advise to make a balanced 89 overall CAP with all diamond equipment if you choose to go that route.
Last but not least, Posada is a tremendous budget option who plays well above his attributes. His swing is fantastic and the ball jumps off his bat, I really like that card. He's not a great defensive catcher but still decent and doesn't get penalized for playing a secondary position.
This is why you’re needed in the forums.
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@NCStateHokie said in Endgame catcher?:
Foxx is not usable if you are someone who even remotely thinks about burying one in the dirt ever so often.
You can bury pitches in the dirt this year? Tell me your secrets. My pitches just hang in the lower strike zone only to be destroyed.
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Grandal is my favorite
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@lazy_toast said in Endgame catcher?:
@DeadPhish1976 said in Endgame catcher?:
@lazy_toast said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
@the_dragon1912 said in Endgame catcher?:
@xl-SPARKY-lx said in Endgame catcher?:
Awards Pudge?
His swing is dookie
You said 'dookie'.
My favorite album
Good ol Green Day. That album got a lot of play back in the day for me too man.
LOL hell yea bro. Me, my walkman, and a skateboard. Yea I was cool dont hate
haha...No hating here man, I was rolling around town the same way!
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Realmuto is pretty [censored] good.
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Pudge is the best, his bat is superb and his defense is second to none and he’s not slow. If you like to bury pitches in the dirt and make it so no one can ever run on you use pudge. He hits tons of tanks and clutch hits but his defense all game everygame without a doubt saves more runs that Jimmie fox could ever score. It’s not even close imo, all the other catchers have serious week spots and pudge is perfectly well rounded
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Every time I see Jimmie fox behind the plate I salivate as I value speed a lot on my team so if I get on base you can bet I’m stealing to third and exploiting TF out of foxx’s inability to play defense. Create havoc, bait quick pitch fastballs , hit tanks. I don’t know how anyone runs foxx back there. Everytime I play someone with him back there I get several extra runs per game
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@MaxHarvest said in Endgame catcher?:
Pudge is the best, his bat is superb and his defense is second to none and he’s not slow. If you like to bury pitches in the dirt and make it so no one can ever run on you use pudge. He hits tons of tanks and clutch hits but his defense all game everygame without a doubt saves more runs that Jimmie fox could ever score. It’s not even close imo, all the other catchers have serious week spots and pudge is perfectly well rounded
I’m hitting .450 with Foxx and I guarantee I wouldn’t hit above .350 with Pudge, with little to no power. Foxx hasn’t been any worse at blocking than any catcher I’ve seen. Haven’t had any issues with him defensively at all. So yea Foxx is easily more productive to my team than pudge would be
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@MaxHarvest said in Endgame catcher?:
Every time I see Jimmie fox behind the plate I salivate as I value speed a lot on my team so if I get on base you can bet I’m stealing to third and exploiting TF out of foxx’s inability to play defense. Create havoc, bait quick pitch fastballs , hit tanks. I don’t know how anyone runs foxx back there. Everytime I play someone with him back there I get several extra runs per game
That’s pretty lame. I’d be glad to see you pulling those shenanigans too. Thanks for the free outs!
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I feel like Perez is the best well rounded catcher. Foxx undoubtedly is the best bat but his defense is pretty bad. I would put JT and Pudge a tie for third. Jt has great power and some speed for a catcher. Pudge has amazing defense that shuts down stealing. I was using the Fox/Pudge combo for a while. I'm liking Perez though (despite his snail speed). I'm going to give him some time in the lineup and free up a bench spot by not carrying two catchers. CAP is always an option if you are a fan of using CAPs.
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