(Brief introductory note: this post is almost entirely about catcher framing, and is going to treat it as a thing. If you disagree with the premise that it exists, or the idea that it is possible to value framing even on pitches that don’t end a plate appearance [a concept I struggle with myself], there won’t be much here for you.)
Before the 2019 season, the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of an oddly-dormant market for Yasmani Grandal, who had put up no less than 4.1 fWAR in each of the past four seasons, and signed him to a hefty one-year deal.