Orange County Register: Angels catchers thrive with division of labor

[AngelsWin.com]

ANAHEIM – Meet Angels catcher Crank Iannonger.He’s a switch-hitter with a high on-base percentage and enough pop to make a pitcher pay for a mistake. He’s known for his ability to frame pitches, and pitchers like working with him.If only he...

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[Taylor]

Lol @ "thrive."

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

If thriving is hitting .230 like Conger is, then I need to relearn the concept of the word "thrive."

 

I guess Mathis thrived here too.

 

Doesn't every catcher thrive under Sosh?

[Jeff Fletcher]

I don't write the headlines.

[Ohtaniland]

Yadier Molina, Buster Posey, Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki are thriving. Iannetta and Conger are barely surviving.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

I like ianetta as a hitter.

Conger is crap.

[Guest]

I like ianetta as a hitter.

Conger is crap.

Iannetta is crap in the pitch framing / cERA department though. It's just like the old Mathis / Napoli platoon, except this time more fans are supportive of Mathis.

[katrinab]

they aren't as bad as you guys make them out to be

they are both serviceable and doing a decent job

[mulwin444]

The C position is fine...Ianetta is better offensively, Conger is better with pitch calling/framing/throwing.  From the Catching position they are batting .247/.338/.716 with 28 2B 8 HR 54 RBI and throwing out pver 30% of runners attempting to steal.  The areas that suck a lot more are LF, 3B, and 1B

 

LF: .241/.297/.649

3B: .224/.289/.620

1B: .256/.307/.730

 

Obviously, not all AB's are Hamilton, Freese, and Pujols but gives you some idea how little production we've gotten out of those positions this season.

Edited August 13, 2014 by mulwin444

[Sherlock31]

...........I actully googled "Crank Iannonger".......... >_<

[Guest]

...........I actully googled "Crank Iannonger".......... >_<

sounds risky

[Hollyw00d]

Since when did hank conger become a "high OBP" guy?

[DoubleOffTheWall]

Conger has a nice swing. you think he would be able to generate some good power.

 

Yet he sucks. 

[tennischmp]

Iannetta is crap in the pitch framing / cERA department though. It's just like the old Mathis / Napoli platoon, except this time more fans are supportive of Mathis.

Except Mathis was much worse at hitting than Conger and Napoli was much better at hitting and even catching than Iannetta

[Hollyw00d]

Fletcher should just have AO write all of his articles

[Waybackman]

How about Norris on the A's. He's hitting near .300 with a lot of power. Scioscia doesn't like catchers who can hit.