Yes. Plawecki was okay, too.
I'm really not trying to bash Vaz, here. I've said over and over, I like him. I'm glad he was on our team. He was a net plus. I would never have benched him or wanted him traded.
I just think this was one weak area of his total package.
I know other factors are involved, and maybe some of the numbers need tweaking as a result, although one might imagine some might be tweaked the "other way." ERA is not perfect, so of course CERA is even less perfect, but when you see the overwhelming numbers, year after year, pitcher by pitcher, I'm not sure why so many just discount it out of hand.
Does anybody believe a great defensive SS can help a pitchers ERA?
I'd say a catcher has a pretty significant influence on how well or poorly a pitcher does, too.