Salvador Perez has been the Royals’ starting catcher almost from the day he was called up in 2011. He’s been an award machine for the last six years of that time. He was an All-Star for six straight seasons, including starting for the last five. He’s also won five gold gloves and a pair of silver sluggers over the past six seasons. He even won the World Series MVP award in 2015.
But he was never as good as his reputation.
FanGraphs recently updated their WAR stat to include pitch framing.