The Catcher Who Couldn’t Throw | Baseball Bits

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Pole Barajas is the catcher who could not throw. In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, stolen bases are our main emphasis. We’ll chat review principles like Catcher Pop Time, a device utilized to gauge the best catcher arm as well as worst catcher arm.

This video features plenty of Ryan Braun swipes and also Carlos Gomez takes. What took place to swiped bases? It revolves around teams taking much less in search of higher effectiveness.

In the long run, there’s a twist. We’ve considered these swipes as Rod Barajas stolen bases, but they’re truly AJ Burnett stolen bases, Jared Hughes swiped bases, as well as Pittsburgh Pirates swiped bases. Throwing away baserunners is a team task, not something only reliant on the catcher to do. As simple as it is to watch JT Realmuto tossing out runners or Yadier Molina tossing out joggers, they need their teammates to efficient.

Statcast Pop Time Leaders: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/poptime
Barajas Padres interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQX8S7asXQ