I saw Contreras as a dark horse MVP candidate to open the season, so understand I don't hate the guy.
When he went on his 8 day torrid streak in july, I saw what an offensive weapon he can be. But it died as quickly as it started.
He is a good baserunner when using his head. But he is also prone to some real dumb moves when being overaggressive. He, like Rizzo, sometimes makes real dumb decisions.
It is unfair of me to say he is "killing us" overall. And I am comparing that to what I believe he is capable of, rather than just the average catcher around the league. So I will admit that is overly critical.
But he kills a lot of innings offensively. I know we say he has skills, but he has underperformed this season. He has shown little power, and has contributed far less than he is capable of offensively. I keep waiting for him to bust out, as I know he is capable of carrying the team. I do believe he has those skills. They just are not on display as they could be.
But it's far more idiotic to believe that his overall package defensively - when the critical framing is such a large part of that - is one of the best in baseball. Considering slowing a running game in today's game - where nobody runs much - as important as the framing, is far more unrealistic.
