Talk:Top ten catchers of all-time/@comment-Steaksammich-2006051784143

I do agree that defense is important for a catcher. I&quot;m just saying that nearly every catcher can do it. Once in a while one catcher will stand out above his peers (like Rodriguez) so much that he makes a difference. But the difference between the other 29 catchers in the game is probably pretty minimal. I don&quot;t really buy into game calling and pitch framing making a huge difference. If we&quot;re talking just about defense without considering offense would you rather have Brad Aumus (calling a great game) and Wily Mo Pena (getting horrible breaks and looking silly in center) or Jorge Posada (letting 2 or 3 extra balls get by a year) and Andruw Jones (tracking down everything hit even remotely near him).