Fielding Fundamentals/Catching Criteria

-A

Apprehensive w/ grounders; ~75%+ error rate. Struggles greatly with fly balls & catching generally.

A

Less apprehensive of grounders; >50% error rate. Struggles with fly balls & catching generally.

A+/-AA

Moves to grounders, attempts to get in front of it; <50% error rate. Moves to fly balls, misjudges them. Inconsistent with catches on thrown balls.

AA

Moderately aggressive to grounders, head down; <33% error rate. Moves to fly balls, has chance to catch them. Somewhat consistent with catching thrown ball.

AA+/-AAA

Aggressive to grounder; head down; <33% error rate. Aggressive to fly ball, catches a couple. Consistent with catching thrown ball.

AAA

Very aggressive to grounder; total body control through play; <25% error rate. Aggressive to fly ball, catches ~1/2 of catchable balls.

AAA+/-Maj

Takes great angle to grounder; handles difficult plays somewhat well; <25% error rate. Good line to fly ball, catches majority of catchable balls.

Maj

Takes great angle to grounder; handles difficult plays very well; ~1 error in eval. Good line to fly ball, fwd momentum into the catch, catches nearly all catchable balls.

Maj+

Takes great angle to ball; handles difficult play with relative ease; should not commit error in eval. Reads fly ball excellently off bat, fwd momentum into catch, no mishandled fly balls.