Originally Posted by
smootness
There really aren't many 'premium' catchers...or at least, Flowers and Suzuki aren't that far off from the best in baseball.
Suzuki + Flowers combined fWAR last year = 5.2
Suzuki + Flowers combined fWAR this year = 2.4
Last year, they were 7th and 9th respectively in catcher WAR despite splitting time, and the Braves led baseball in catcher WAR.
This year, they are both t17th in catcher WAR, but the Braves are still 7th in baseball as a team in catcher WAR.
The Braves are doing well at catcher. Now obviously, they may not re-sign Suzuki, and they are both aging. But they are doing well there. The best catcher in the league will only put up 4-5 WAR by himself. There just aren't many elite catchers, and even those that are don't have quite the value of the top players at other positions. It would be nice to upgrade catcher, but there just aren't many options out there that would actually be an upgrade, and virtually none that are available. Realmuto and Grandal are about the only ones who could be had.