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How unsold were the Cubs on Willson Contreras’ defense as a catcher?
So much so, they relegated any notion of extending his contract to the pay-no-mind list during his last couple of years heading into free agency.
And yet the Cubs still sent Contreras out to catch in 72 of his 113 games played in 2022. And that came after a 2021 season when Contreras caught in 116 games, right behind the Dodgers’ Will Smith (117), the Phillies’ J.