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Arrogance is at the root? Maybe.
I don't think its that simple even if true. There have been at least 5 reasons given that potentially are a part of it. There certainly are much less options for players you can expect 30+ hr from since at least the 80s if not even earlier. Ownership on average is probably still stuck on hr and rbi, but I think they mostly have less to do with decisions on specific acquisitions than they did in the middle part of the 20th century. I could be wrong though.
GMs that value SABR contributions and use them as a part of evaluation certainly exist now. I mainly question how much they agree with defensive metrics when it comes to this conversation. When talking about catching in particular just about everybody agrees it can't be measured accurately with even the newest stats. Defensive contributions just aren't as easy to measure as offensive. Do all or even most GM's value defense less than UZR and such say they should? The evidence seems to showshow that at least most do. So the question is whether its better knowledge or stubbornly ignoring the truth? I don't even think that is so black or white in truth. I don't have any faith that present defensive metrics are beyond the point of "approaching the truth". It's theory, not law.