QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 08:58 PM)
My argument? Ok, hitting-wise, he's extremely inconsistent and he basically sucks. But, defense at the catcher's position is very important. And while he is a "replacement level" defensive catcher, he is better at throwing runners out (stealing) than Soto, and he is one of the best pitch framers in all of baseball. If framing were a part of WAR, he'd be a positive WAR player. So, yes, he's not a good player, but he doesn't suck.
His defense is in the negative and he ranks 39th out of all catchers via WAR. Soto is much higher.