Angels' Chris Iannetta now fits the frame among major league catchers

Posted Apr 23, 2015
It is early, so everything that follows should be consumed with several grains of salt. But this is worth noting: Chris Iannetta, the Angels’ catcher, appears to have reversed what was probably his worst characteristic as a ballplayer. Where he once was a poor pitch-framer – one of baseball’s poorest – he now appears to be a superb one. (Orange County Register)

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