On June 16, FanGraphs’s Jeff Zimmermann wrote, “Austin Wynns (.409 OPS) has started five of the last 10 games at catcher. I’m not sure why.”
No??? I’ll tell you why, Jeff. It’s ‘cause our other catchers have been a disaster.
The age-old question asks: Does good pitching beat good hitting? The debate may rage on forever, but this season, for reasons ranging from a new ball to rusty post-COVID hitters to now-prohibited dabbling by pitchers in “sticky substances,” pitching is supposed to have the upper hand. If so, don’t tell the Orioles. Their team ERA of 5.