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2 hours ago, SonofaRoache said:

McCann has looked better for the most part but Grandal is a top 5 catcher and it is a SSS. McCann scared us a bit last year when he fell of that cliff for a while. He may be better suited for limited duty and light wear and tear. Baseball is about the long haul,and over the long haul I'm rolling with Grandal. 

What long haul do you speak of in 2020? There’s two weeks left and then the playoffs. I really don’t care about a long season when we are here and now with playoffs just over two weeks away. McCann should play at least 2/3 of the games from here on out. Don’t have to worry about this decision next season because McCann will be gone.

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49 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

If McCann didn't play nearly half his games and at bats vs lefties his numbers likely would not be better offensively. This is the aspect people seem to be missing when comparing the two statistically. McCann has played in more successful situations for him, because he's the back-up. Grandal has to play everyday so he doesn't get to avoid his weaknesses.

Roughly 2/3 of McCann’s at bats this season are against righties and he has a 835 OPS. Last season he had a 759 OPS against righties over a large sample size. Even if that’s his “weak” side that’s still a heck of a lot better than what the Sox have gotten from Edwin this season (679 OPS vs righties in 2020). This isn’t hard. There’s two weeks left in the season, ride the hot hand hand Ricky.

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4 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Roughly 2/3 of McCann’s at bats this season are against righties and he has a 835 OPS. Last season he had a 759 OPS against righties over a large sample size. Even if that’s his “weak” side that’s still a heck of a lot better than what the Sox have gotten from Edwin this season (679 OPS vs righties in 2020). This isn’t hard. There’s two weeks left in the season, ride the hot hand hand Ricky.

In 2019, EE put up a 121 OPS+ against righties.

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23 hours ago, ScooterMcGee said:

Except defense (specifically catching the baseball)...which is like the most important part of the job of the...catcher.

McCann is superior is defensive ability to Grandal.

Based on what? Tuesday night? Grandal beats McCann in every advanced fielding metric on Fangraphs over the lengths of both of their careers. I'm not going to suddenly one game, let alone 43 games, in a crazy pandemic season suddenly change my opinion on years of data.

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45 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Based on what? Tuesday night? Grandal beats McCann in every advanced fielding metric on Fangraphs over the lengths of both of their careers. I'm not going to suddenly one game, let alone 43 games, in a crazy pandemic season suddenly change my opinion on years of data.

Have you been watching these games? Im not talking about that errant throw when he was playing first yesterday. Grandal drops like 2-4 pitches every game at catcher. Seems like he gets lazy sometimes on pitches in the dirt and has bad form. The biggest argument I've heard is Grandal is amazing at framing, but it's obvious McCann has worked hard at improved his framing this offseason. McCann also calls better games behind the plate.

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5 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said:

Have you been watching these games? Im not talking about that errant throw when he was playing first yesterday. Grandal drops like 2-4 pitches every game at catcher. Seems like he gets lazy sometimes on pitches in the dirt and has bad form. The biggest argument I've heard is Grandal is amazing at framing, but it's obvious McCann has worked hard at improved his framing this offseason. McCann also calls better games behind the plate.

I hate that framing is even considered a “skill.” It’s dumb tbh. This is 2020 for cripes sake. Well, anyway, both McCann and Omar Narvaez (what?!) have a higher “strike rate” than Grandal this season.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/catcher_framing?year=2020&team=&min=q&sort=5,1

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1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

What long haul do you speak of in 2020? There’s two weeks left and then the playoffs. I really don’t care about a long season when we are here and now with playoffs just over two weeks away. McCann should play at least 2/3 of the games from here on out. Don’t have to worry about this decision next season because McCann will be gone.

What is working is playing both right now. I agree with that and EE should be more of the odd man out.  Moving forward though I'm rolling with Grandal. 

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8 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

What is working is playing both right now. I agree with that and EE should be more of the odd man out.  Moving forward though I'm rolling with Grandal. 

What do you mean by “moving forward”? Do you mean in the playoffs? Do you really want Grandal catching Giolito? If by moving forward you mean after this season, McCann is gone anyways so it’s a moot point.

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1 hour ago, ScooterMcGee said:

Have you been watching these games? Im not talking about that errant throw when he was playing first yesterday. Grandal drops like 2-4 pitches every game at catcher. Seems like he gets lazy sometimes on pitches in the dirt and has bad form. The biggest argument I've heard is Grandal is amazing at framing, but it's obvious McCann has worked hard at improved his framing this offseason. McCann also calls better games behind the plate.

No, I haven't watched a single game. How did you know?

I'll gladly die on the hill that Grandal is a better catcher. I like both of them, but gun to my head, I'm taking Grandal 10/10 times over McCann. Track record speaks for itself. If you don't want to agree or see that logic, that's your prerogative.

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2 hours ago, ScooterMcGee said:

Have you been watching these games? Im not talking about that errant throw when he was playing first yesterday. Grandal drops like 2-4 pitches every game at catcher. Seems like he gets lazy sometimes on pitches in the dirt and has bad form. The biggest argument I've heard is Grandal is amazing at framing, but it's obvious McCann has worked hard at improved his framing this offseason. McCann also calls better games behind the plate.

He drops 2-4 pitches a game? Huh

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2 hours ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

No, I haven't watched a single game. How did you know?

I'll gladly die on the hill that Grandal is a better catcher. I like both of them, but gun to my head, I'm taking Grandal 10/10 times over McCann. Track record speaks for itself. If you don't want to agree or see that logic, that's your prerogative.

This. It’s frankly not really close. If / when McCann plays everyday, he’s going to get very exposed. Grandal has a very long track record of being one of the best 2-3 catchers in the game. 

Bottom line is this is a good problem to have and the amount of handwringing on here over having two good catchers is asinine. 

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2 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

He drops 2-4 pitches a game? Huh

I'm not sure how these people catch this (when it isn't even true) and somehow miss McCann's 3 catchers' interferences in just 20 games caught (Grandal has 0), or McCann having twice as many errors as Grandal despite playing 63 fewer innings. I hate that this fanbase is making me want James McCann, a pretty solid player, to leave the team in FA so that these debates can end

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12 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

I'm not sure how these people catch this (when it isn't even true) and somehow miss McCann's 3 catchers' interferences in just 20 games caught (Grandal has 0), or McCann having twice as many errors as Grandal despite playing 63 fewer innings. I hate that this fanbase is making me want James McCann, a pretty solid player, to leave the team in FA so that these debates can end

There might be another reason why a few people don't like Grandal but do like McCann...

I'd like McCann to stay, but I also would like him to go get a starting gig and get himself paid one time; which I'm sure he's excited to do.

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12 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

I'm not sure how these people catch this (when it isn't even true) and somehow miss McCann's 3 catchers' interferences in just 20 games caught (Grandal has 0), or McCann having twice as many errors as Grandal despite playing 63 fewer innings. I hate that this fanbase is making me want James McCann, a pretty solid player, to leave the team in FA so that these debates can end

McCann is a great success story for the White Sox.  Grandal is a great indication that the White Sox believe in this rebuild and that they are close enough to start loading up on pieces that fill holes long term.  It is really too bad that for some reason McCann has turned into having a cult-like following, that spoils these two succcesses.

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16 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

He made 3 errors last night - got credited with only 1 though. But please, continue telling us about his defensive prowess.

Jimmy has been great in his role. As good as it gets. 

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14 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

He made 3 errors last night - got credited with only 1 though. But please, continue telling us about his defensive prowess.

Jimmy has been great in his role. As good as it gets. 

While he was great with the bat, he was AWFUL behind the plate last night.  Uncharacteristically so.

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Just now, Grindersrule said:

Is there room to roster either Collins or Mercedes for the playoffs?  If we need that spot for a pitcher, would leaving EE off and adding Collins (my preference cuz LH)  be the play?  Super Jimmy and Yas can safely play every day then.

With the lack of off days, pitching is way more important than it was before.

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