From the Fringe 5 discussion on fangraphs today... a commentor brought up Danny Jansen for inclusion. Cistulli replied
Damaso
C D.Jansen (22, AA), spent his career at age appropriate levels so far, though his last two years have been savaged by injuries. Gets good marks for his gamecalling and receiving.
MILB Career: 882pa, 10.3bb%, 12.7k%, .285babip, 117wrc+
2017 (A+/AA): 161pa, 6.2bb%, 9.9k%, .398babip, 184wrc+
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Carson Cistulli
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Carson Cistulli
Because catchers don’t move gracefully down the defensive spectrum, but rather tend to plummet all the way to first base, I’ve become progressively more cautious about including them here unless their defensive reputations are beyond reproach.
Eric Longenhagen’s assessment of Jansen’s catching skills — or, perhaps, the assessment that he’s relayed from scouts — suggests to me that Jansen’s defense might merit a little bit of reproach.
I agree, though, that the offensive skills are promising, and I’m constantly willing to consider new information.