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Atlanta Braves: who are the team’s best pitch-framing catchers?

By Dalton Skaggs

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – MARCH 02: Christian Bethancourt #27 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a portrait on March 2, 2015 at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – MARCH 02: Christian Bethancourt #27 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a portrait on March 2, 2015 at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Christian Bethancourt: rankings in framing from 2014 to 2015 w/ ATL:

  • 2014 – #12 in zBall% (16.7), #61 in oStr% (6.5), #56 in +Calls (-40), #64 in PerGame (-1.43), #56 in RAA (-5.3).
  • 2015 – #36 in zBall% (13.5), #71 in oStr% (5.3), #59 in +Calls (-45), #61 in PerGame (-1.12), #60 in RAA (-6.0).

Bethancourt never developed into what the Braves were hoping he would develop into.

At the time, he was sort of made out to be the the way we currently view top catching prospect, Alex Jackson. Not saying Jackson is a bust, but that the same hype around Alex Jackson is what was held around Bethencourt years ago.

His time as a catcher was not that great, which is why the Braves signed A.J. Pierzynski in 2015 to start rather than have Bethancourt as the starting catcher.

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