The number of 1B-2 ratings may seem high but keep in mind that many are designated hitters who used to play the position. Molina, Ellis, Iannetta, Hanigan and Wieters. Molina, Butera, Lucroy, Martin, Perez, J. If you’re wondering, Victor Martinez is the one player rated as a C-5. Here is the distribution of the catchers by fielding rating (these include all players who are rated at the position, by the way) RatingĪ pretty balanced set except for perhaps, the ten Catcher-9 backstops. Let’s look at each position individually… Catchers Either no player was blessed with the top rating or APBA handed it out like candy. It was either feast or famine with the positions. In years past, we would speak of the one 2B-9 or maybe the one shortstop that got a 10.
The 2014 APBA defensive ratings were somewhat strange in that there WEREN’T any real standouts to speak of. In the next couple of days, I’ll cover pitching and hitting as well. I’ll break down the ratings distribution and point out any standouts.
This year, I’ll start with the defensive ratings. For the last few years, I’ve been doing an overview of the cards as it were. The 2014 APBA Baseball disk is out! That means I’m crunching numbers. Yadier Molina: Tops in the 2014 set with a C-9 and Th-6
