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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1496918" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I would not be opposed to trading Contreras depending on the return.</p><p></p><p>He’s arguably the best offensive catcher in the game right now. In the top 3 at worst. He has an amazingly strong arm, with maybe the quickest release in the Majors. But he’s not a good game caller, not a good pitch framer, not great at blocking the ball, and often doesn’t use that bazooka arm as well as he could from a situational standpoint. </p><p></p><p>So basically, all of his good stuff is going to degrade and all the bad stuff is how veteran catchers retain their value after they age and mounting injuries start eating into their athleticism.</p><p></p><p>Which is all to say that this is the perfect time to trade him. Get a center fielder or middle infielder who can lead off, or get some cost controlled young pitching who can contribute to the pen now and have potential to grow into a starter’s role. Pair Caratini with a cheap defense-first veteran free agent and I’m fine with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1496918, member: 26283"] I would not be opposed to trading Contreras depending on the return. He’s arguably the best offensive catcher in the game right now. In the top 3 at worst. He has an amazingly strong arm, with maybe the quickest release in the Majors. But he’s not a good game caller, not a good pitch framer, not great at blocking the ball, and often doesn’t use that bazooka arm as well as he could from a situational standpoint. So basically, all of his good stuff is going to degrade and all the bad stuff is how veteran catchers retain their value after they age and mounting injuries start eating into their athleticism. Which is all to say that this is the perfect time to trade him. Get a center fielder or middle infielder who can lead off, or get some cost controlled young pitching who can contribute to the pen now and have potential to grow into a starter’s role. Pair Caratini with a cheap defense-first veteran free agent and I’m fine with that. [/QUOTE]
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