The Cubs likely plan to roll with Amaya and Kelly at catcher, but as last year demonstrated, the Cubs will still need some depth at the position for the 2026 season. Realmuto R R PHI 35 11.038 2.1 1.9 2 $30,000,000 $15,000,000 Danny Jansen R R MIL 31 7.050 1.3 1.0 1 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Austin Hedges R R CLE 33 9.166 1.2 0.8 $0 CLE 1 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 Victor Caratini S R HOU 32 8.051 0.8 1.1 1 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 Reese McGuire L R CHC 31 5.110 0.8 0.9 $0 James McCann R R ARI 36 10.126 0.7 0.4 $0 ARI 1 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 Elias Díaz R R SDP 35 9.087 0.4 0.3 $0 Luke Maile R R KCR 35 8.086 0.3 0.3 $0 Christian Vázquez R R MIN 35 11.031 0.3 0.8 1 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Tomás Nido R R DET 32 5.121 0.1 0.0 $0 DET 1 Mitch Garver R R SEA 35 8.045 0.0 0.7 1 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Gary Sánchez R R BAL 33 9.050 -0.1 0.7 1 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Austin Barnes R R LAD 36 8.098 -0.3 0.1 $0 Jorge Alfaro R R WSN 33 5.160 -0.3 0.0 $0 Jonah Heim S R TEX 31 5.097 -0.5 0.7 $0 Jacob Stallings R R COL 36 6.149 -1.5 -0.2 $0 Tom Murphy R R SFG 35 8.092 0.2 $0 FanGraphs Realmuto stands out with the lowest framing number on the above table, you should also read that through him leading the board in innings with more than 300 extra innings played compared to the rest of the table.
Author: Sara Sanchez
Published at: 2025-11-25 21:30:00
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