MLB Network list is first. Mine's next.
A thousand games caught is the cutoff for the MLB list. That's gonna mean no Buck Ewing. My top 200 is here.
MLB Network List:
1. Bench
2. Berra
3. Rodriguez
4. Piazza
5. Cochrane
6. Dickey
7. Campanella
8. Fisk
9. Hartnett
My List:
1. Bench
2. Piazza
3. Dickey
4. Carter
5. Rodriguez
6. Berra
7. Fisk
8. Ewing
9. Hartnett
If I had the games caught requirement, Torre would make my list at 9 and Hartnett takes Ewing's spot. Consider Torre v. their choice, Campanella. Catching's hard - when you put in the mileage that a catcher puts in, that has to be worth something.
Campy: OPS+123, PA: 4816
Torre: OPS+ 128, PA: 8801
Their list has Berra above Dickey. I go the other way, but its close.
Who they screwed is Gary Carter. He's got 3000 more plate appearances than Mickey Cochrane; and while Cochrane essentially finished as a defensive wash, Carter was 10 defensive wins above replacement for his career. Cochrane had a better bat (although not better than Torre, so you still can't explain why he wasn't included) but Carter's longevity+glove makes him the better guy.
