Frequent board commenter Solanus tracks an enormous amount of pitcher and catcher data, tabulating each game result by hand. Last year, he gave me enough insight into his spreadsheets where I was able to re-create much of the data he…
Viva El Birdos writer ORSTLcardsfan analyzed data across the 2025 and 2026 seasons to examine the defensive performance of St. Louis Cardinals catchers. The author coded tracking metrics developed by commenter Solanus, utilizing data from Statcast, Baseball-Reference, and FanGraphs to review catchers Pedro Pages, Ivan Herrera, Jimmy Crooks, Leo Bernal, and Yohel Pozo.
The writer highlights that Pedro Pages produced significantly higher reliever Win Probability Added (WPA) and a superior Shutdown-to-Meltdown ratio compared to his peers. Additionally, the analysis notes Ivan Herrera was the sole Cardinals catcher to manage a positive Starter WPA across both years, while a comparative look at the Milwaukee Brewers underscored large performance disparities in pitching and catching workloads.
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