re: 2020 Catcher commit Drew Romo with a 1.76 pop time

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but I would absolutely trade a bat to have a catcher keeping people stuck on the bases

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This is going to come down to the pitchers making changes. Mixing in slide steps, mixing up looks to the base, making effortful pick offs, speeding up time to plate.
Not sure if the decision is CPM or AD, but it’s clear that they are willing to sacrifice bases in lieu of the pitcher not making any direct changes to his delivery.
Our pitchers do nothing different with men on other than go to the stretch. Most of them still high leg kick and don’t make much of an effort to hold runners on. No catcher in the world has a chance without the pitcher making an effort to keep them close