I agree for the most part, I wouldn't call him the worst defensive catcher in the league (considering that he's probably playing hurt) but the rest is all true. He isn't helping our pitchers out at all with his framing and his blocking is also sub-par. It it ridiculous that on more than one occasion we've run him out there with the FAR superior defensive catcher in Kratz at DH. I don't know who's calling the shots but it really needs to stop, at the very least put Thole behind the plate who appears to have sold his soul to the BABIP gods.