What to do at Catcher (Or the absurdity of Yainer and Caratini’s splits)

Yainer Diaz had a mediocre to bad 2025 season. Alot of people want Caratini to be resigned and look to him as the primary catcher for next season.

Yainer's stats though show the opposite: He needs to be an everyday catcher.

As C: .269 BA, .749 OPS for a tOPS+ of 114

As DH: .202 BA, .488 OPS for a tOPS+ of 45 (!!!)

Now, to be fair to the argument, Caratini was still a far superior offensive C, with a .322 BA, .884 OPS and a tOPS+ of 143, though he ended with 246 fewer PA than Yainer at C and was also significantly worse at DH with a drop of roughly .300 OPS

Overall, the question at C is basically which player do you want to provide everyday reps for more: a 27 year old catcher who might have a higher ceiling or an older catcher who has more experience and more consistency