As a unit, Orioles catchers are slashing a paltry .210/.288/.267 at the plate with two home runs, 11 RBI, and a .554 OPS in 2021. That’s rough. And their struggles behind the plate have been well documented, too.
Since starting catcher Pedro Severino came to Baltimore, he’s put up poor defensive numbers by FanGraphs’ Catcher Defense stat, with marks of -2.0 in 2019, -1.0 in 2020, and -1.9 so far in 2021. The former Washington National came to town with a reputation as a defense-oriented catcher, but that profile has yet to materialize. So far this year, Severino has allowed five passed balls in 38 games started and has only thrown out 13% of base stealers.