Danny Jansen has a framing problem

Rick Scuteri-Imagn ImagesLowering a knee is often the solution, but this time might it be the cause? In 2024 Rays catchers managed only 1.2 fWAR, with most of it on the defensive side of the ball. So they went out and signed Danny Jansen, a highly-regarded veteran free agent, to fill that hole at and behind the plate.
So far Jansen been among the worst pitch framers in baseball. And that’s weird! To understand just how weird, we need to back up.
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