There seems to be a bit of confusion regarding my The Better Choice post, in which I point out that Russell Martin is superior to Chris Stewart. Some people have taken it to mean I believe Martin is good. I don't.
As for his defense, I think he's a fine catcher. Not "good" or "great", but "fine". I mean, the guy's not Jorge Posada back there, but he's not Jose Molina either. So far this season he's tied for 1st in MLB Fielding Percentage, at .997. His caught stealing percentage is only 14th in MLB at 25.9%, which is below average for qualified catchers, but keep in mind that his mark is still 28 points higher than the aforementioned Jose Molina. I'd like to see somebody a bit better defensively back there, but I don't think he creates a merry-go-round on the base-paths due to stolen bases.
No matter what, though, Jorge is still awesome.
By the way, I'm aware of his game-tying 2-run double in last night's game.
Yeah, I'm going to need you to do more than that.
Napoli may be a free agent next year, but I doubt the Rangers will deal him. :(
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)