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That the biggest contrast between Carp and Kotch is notably defense. But even then, I don't get it. This move is dislike.
My other question is, is there really a point in having a good defensive 1B in the UZR/defensive cheezwiz stats? The biggest thing at 1B really isn't the range or the defense, but being the receiver on plays at first. The standard defensive stat isn't going to analyze this, as far as I know.
With that in mind, depreciating catching 1B defense is easy, since you can get players that don't suck at throwing to first base. Yes, it's good to have a good/great 1B receiver, but if the rest of your infield is really good, it's not death on a stick to have an average 1B receiver. The great, Olerud-class 1B definitely can stack your cards, but really, if your infield doesn't suck (as the M's have done to the extreme with the entire left side), why try to overleverage defense to this extent?