Catcher Yasmani Grandal was the key acquisition in Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi’s first offseason. Grandal would start 100 or more games in each of the past four seasons and the Dodgers are still looking for someone to pair with Austin Barnes to help make up for Grandal’s production.
Grandal remained the gold standard when it comes to framing.
A #Statcast look at pitch framing for the top FA catchers: Yasmani Grandal vs. Wilson Ramos
Grandal's gotten called strikes on 52.5% of borderline pitches received since 2015 (#2 among regular C)
MLB average: 47%
Ramos: 46.