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Giants Catchers Almost 2 Months Since the Patrick Bailey Trade

Forgive me if I'm a little rusty, the last time I published anything longform about the Giants, Joc Pederson was still on the Dodgers. When Buster Posey traded Patrick Bailey to the Guardians in May, there was a particular aspect of catching skill & responsibilities that went mostly undiscussed.... until last week.  On June 23, Evan Webeck reported that Giants pitchers have now resorted to calling their own pitches due to the difficulty Daniel Susac and Eric Haase have experienced in "getting up to speed" with the pitching staff.  Now, listen, I'm of the belief that the overall quality of the Bailey trade was pretty debatable at the time (not objectively bad, not objectively great, very much up for discussion) but what I am going to say to you next is point-of-fact, completely devoid of subjectivity. Ready?  In a season which was firmly not being given up on by Buster Posey, the man in the organization who knows better than anyone else the measurable and im...
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