There were a total of 2,214 bases stolen in 2021 out of 2429 games played, or less than one stolen base per game.
on the other hand there are on average 140 pitches thrown per game.
a catcher with good arm who can throw base stealers out impacts approximately 1 to 3 outcomes per game, but a good pitch framer (or bad) impacts dozens of outcomes per game, potentially 3-4 outs per game, maybe more. Stolen bases per season are trending down, pitches per game are trending up.
a good pitch framer is way more valuable than a good arm.
as evidenced by the games caught, Jeffers is as the vastly superior framer has caught 28 games to Sanchez’s 19. Jeffers is a top 10 catcher by OAA vs Sanchez is in the 25-35 range (league average)
Jeffers is #1 and should be