There is so much wrong with this. How does a gut with such crap performance get so much playing time...
In 1,392 major league plate appearances, Arencibia has compiled a .258 on-base-percentage. Over the last 60 years, it is tied for the 10th lowest among 1,941 non-pitchers to have at least 1,250 plate appearances in a career.
He also has durability, which Rangers general manager Jon Daniels stressed was important in a recent conversation about the backup catcher situation. He said he wanted somebody who could step in and handle the load of playing every day in the event that Geovany Soto gets hurt. Arencibia has averaged 108 starts behind the plate over the last three seasons. He ranks eighth in the majors in starts in that time period.