Blue Jays Catchers Maile, Jansen Fine Tuning Pitch Presentation

You don’t have to hit a ton to keep a major-league catching job these days, but if you don’t, you’d better be nailing your position’s defensive aspects. There’s a lot riding on every borderline pitch a catcher receives — the leverage of a plate appearance, the success of a pitcher, the outcome of a game and, ultimately, the employment of the catcher.