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Originally Posted by tschock
Definitely subjective, but another way to 'measure' might be how they fare in their post catching career. How good are/were they as managers or coaches?
Catchers generally are the best position players that turn into managers. I believe it has a lot to do with much of the 'unmeasurable' things they need to address during the game. Some is instinctive, some is people skills, some may be related to being the only position that sees the entire field (and maybe has a better 'view' as to how the game is unfolding), and I'm sure a bunch of other 'intangibles' as well.
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Also, being good managers might have an awful lot to do with maybe knowing how to handle pitchers better than anyone else.