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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)

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Birth Date	7-13-1982
Height	5' 11"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	41 years, 9 months, 12 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 2.92015
: 3.82016
: 3.02017
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: 2.92019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2004	SLN	21	51	151	36	6	0	2	13	20	0	0	1	.267	.329	.356	92	-1.2	-0.8	5.5	1.0
2005	SLN	22	114	421	97	15	1	8	23	30	2	2	3	.252	.295	.358	80	-10.0	-4.3	16.8	2.2
2006	SLN	23	129	461	90	26	0	6	26	41	8	1	2	.216	.274	.321	62	-20.4	-6.0	16.3	1.2
2007	SLN	24	111	396	97	15	0	6	34	43	3	1	1	.275	.340	.368	92	-2.5	-3.2	11.3	2.4
2008	SLN	25	124	485	135	18	0	7	32	29	1	0	2	.304	.349	.392	100	1.0	-3.7	25.4	4.5
2009	SLN	26	140	544	141	23	1	6	50	39	6	9	3	.293	.366	.383	103	3.6	-3.5	23.1	4.9
2010	SLN	27	136	521	122	19	0	6	42	51	7	8	4	.262	.329	.342	92	-4.1	-3.8	29.0	4.6
2011	SLN	28	139	518	145	32	1	14	33	44	1	4	5	.305	.349	.465	117	10.4	-4.8	20.2	5.1
2012	SLN	29	138	563	159	28	0	22	45	55	5	12	3	.315	.373	.501	143	27.8	-4.3	29.2	8.2
2013	SLN	30	136	541	161	44	0	12	30	55	3	3	2	.319	.359	.477	126	16.5	-5.6	30.1	6.9
2014	SLN	31	110	445	114	21	0	7	28	55	6	1	1	.282	.333	.386	100	0.2	-2.5	7.2	2.5
2015	SLN	32	136	530	132	23	2	4	32	59	0	3	1	.270	.310	.350	84	-7.9	-4.9	16.9	2.9
2016	SLN	33	147	581	164	38	1	8	39	63	6	3	2	.307	.360	.427	107	6.3	-7.7	11.7	3.8
2017	SLN	34	136	543	137	27	1	18	28	74	4	9	4	.273	.312	.439	102	3.3	-4.5	6.0	3.0
2018	SLN	35	123	503	120	20	0	20	29	66	9	4	3	.261	.314	.436	111	8.0	-2.3	1.4	3.1
2019	SLN	36	113	452	113	24	0	10	23	58	5	6	0	.270	.312	.399	92	-2.9	-2.4	0.7	1.7
Career			1983	7655	1963	379	7	156	507	782	66	66	37	.282	.333	.405	102	28.1	-64.5	250.8	58.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2001	JCY	Rk	APL	44	175	.000	.000	.000	.282			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	PEO	A	MDW	112	430	.000	.000	.000	.291			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TEN	AA	SOU	104	397	.000	.000	.000	.309			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SLN	MLB	NL	51	151	.262	.329	.426	.298	95	-4.2	4.5	2.7	92	11	5.5	-0.8	-1.2	1.0
2004	MEM	AAA	PCL	37	150	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SLN	MLB	NL	114	421	.272	.335	.437	.254	102	-12.5	12.1	7.4	80	8	16.8	-4.3	-10.0	2.2
2006	SLN	MLB	NL	129	461	.269	.334	.437	.226	93	-30.3	13.9	8.4	62	9	16.3	-6.0	-20.4	1.2
2007	SLN	MLB	NL	111	396	.265	.331	.420	.295	101	-9.6	11.8	7	92	12	11.3	-3.2	-2.5	2.4
2008	SLN	MLB	NL	124	485	.267	.334	.423	.310	96	-3.1	14.0	8.1	100	12	25.4	-3.7	1.0	4.5
2009	SLN	MLB	NL	140	544	.257	.327	.413	.309	91	1.2	15.6	9.4	103	9	23.1	-3.5	3.6	4.9
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	136	521	.261	.327	.407	.281	89	-3.8	14.4	8.7	92	7	29.0	-3.8	-4.1	4.6
2011	SLN	MLB	NL	139	518	.258	.322	.403	.311	96	13.4	14.0	8.4	117	10	20.2	-4.8	10.4	5.1
2012	SLN	MLB	NL	138	563	.256	.318	.405	.316	98	31.2	15.4	9.2	143	8	29.2	-4.3	27.8	8.2
2012	CAR	Wnt	PWL	14	58	.000	.000	.000	.213			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	SLN	MLB	NL	136	541	.252	.313	.392	.338	101	20	14.2	8.3	126	8	30.1	-5.6	16.5	6.9
2013	PUR	int	WBC	5	20	.000	.000	.000	.438			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	SLN	MLB	NL	110	445	.251	.312	.388	.307	103	-2.1	11.5	6.6	100	8	7.2	-2.5	0.2	2.5
2014	SFD	AA	TEX	2	6	.260	.334	.387	1.000	100	3	0.2	0.1	269	0	-0.1	0.4	1.0	0.2
2015	SLN	MLB	NL	136	530	.256	.317	.404	.295	94	-9.2	14.3	8.5	84	5	16.9	-4.9	-7.9	2.9
2016	SLN	MLB	NL	147	581	.255	.322	.422	.335	91	13.3	16.4	9.8	107	7	11.7	-7.7	6.3	3.8
2017	SLN	MLB	NL	136	543	.255	.324	.428	.285	94	0.4	15.9	9.6	102	13	6.0	-4.5	3.3	3.0
2018	SLN	MLB	NL	123	503	.250	.317	.416	.264	93	7.9	14.1	8.4	111	9	1.4	-2.3	8.0	3.1
2018	SFD	AA	TEX	2	7	.274	.357	.420	.000	102	-0.7	0.2	0.1	12	0	-0.2	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2019	SLN	MLB	NL	113	452	.248	.321	.430	.289	93	-2.2	13.7	8.2	92	10	0.7	-2.4	-2.9	1.7
2019	SFD	AA	TEX	4	14	.233	.296	.334	.200	110	-1.8	0.4	0.1	-39	0	-0.1	-0.1	-1.7	-0.1
2019	MEM	AAA	PCL	4	10	.305	.375	.536	.333	94	-0.1	0.3	0.2	60	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.5	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2001	JCY	Rk	APL	175	158	18	41	11	0	4	64	18	12	23	1	1	.259	.324	.405	.146	0	0
2002	PEO	A	MDW	430	393	39	110	20	0	7	151	50	21	36	2	7	.280	.329	.384	.104	4	4
2003	TEN	AA	SOU	397	364	32	100	13	1	2	121	51	25	45	0	1	.275	.330	.332	.058	0	0
2004	SLN	MLB	NL	151	135	12	36	6	0	2	48	15	13	20	0	1	.267	.329	.356	.089	1	2
2004	MEM	AAA	PCL	150	129	19	39	6	0	1	48	14	17	14	0	0	.302	.392	.372	.070	0	0
2005	SLN	MLB	NL	421	385	36	97	15	1	8	138	49	23	30	2	3	.252	.295	.358	.106	3	8
2006	SLN	MLB	NL	461	417	29	90	26	0	6	134	49	26	41	1	2	.216	.274	.321	.106	2	8
2007	SLN	MLB	NL	396	353	30	97	15	0	6	130	40	34	43	1	1	.275	.340	.368	.093	4	2
2008	SLN	MLB	NL	485	444	37	135	18	0	7	174	56	32	29	0	2	.304	.349	.392	.088	5	3
2009	SLN	MLB	NL	544	481	45	141	23	1	6	184	54	50	39	9	3	.293	.366	.383	.089	1	6
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	521	465	34	122	19	0	6	159	62	42	51	8	4	.262	.329	.342	.080	5	2
2011	SLN	MLB	NL	518	475	55	145	32	1	14	221	65	33	44	4	5	.305	.349	.465	.160	4	5
2012	SLN	MLB	NL	563	505	65	159	28	0	22	253	76	45	55	12	3	.315	.373	.501	.186	5	3
2012	CAR	Wnt	PWL	58	52	2	12	1	0	2	19	10	5	4	1	1	.231	.293	.365	.135	1	0
2013	PUR	int	WBC	20	19	2	7	0	0	0	7	0	1	3	1	0	.368	.400	.368	.000	0	0
2013	SLN	MLB	NL	541	505	68	161	44	0	12	241	80	30	55	3	2	.319	.359	.477	.158	3	0
2014	SFD	AA	TEX	6	6	2	5	3	0	0	8	2	0	1	0	0	.833	.833	1.333	.500	0
2014	SLN	MLB	NL	445	404	40	114	21	0	7	156	38	28	55	1	1	.282	.333	.386	.104	6
2015	SLN	MLB	NL	530	488	34	132	23	2	4	171	61	32	59	3	1	.270	.310	.350	.080	9	1
2016	SLN	MLB	NL	581	534	56	164	38	1	8	228	58	39	63	3	2	.307	.360	.427	.120	2	0
2017	SLN	MLB	NL	543	501	60	137	27	1	18	220	82	28	74	9	4	.273	.312	.439	.166	9	1
2018	SLN	MLB	NL	503	459	55	120	20	0	20	200	74	29	66	4	3	.261	.314	.436	.174	6	0
2018	SFD	AA	TEX	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.000	1	0
2019	MEM	AAA	PCL	10	8	2	2	0	0	1	5	5	0	4	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.375	0	2
2019	SFD	AA	TEX	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	1	0	.083	.143	.083	.000	1	0
2019	SLN	MLB	NL	452	419	45	113	24	0	10	167	57	23	58	6	0	.270	.312	.399	.129	5	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1572	0.5045	0.5344	0.8976	0.7049	0.3607	0.9213	0.8505	0.1024	-0.0073
2009	1947	0.5136	0.4967	0.8583	0.7080	0.2735	0.8941	0.7606	0.1417	-0.0150
2010	1869	0.5254	0.4890	0.8556	0.6731	0.2852	0.8850	0.7787	0.1444	-0.0159
2011	1779	0.5098	0.5076	0.8782	0.6847	0.3234	0.9147	0.7979	0.1218	-0.0116
2012	1911	0.4867	0.5123	0.8376	0.7247	0.3109	0.8769	0.7508	0.1624	-0.0129
2013	1873	0.4917	0.5350	0.8603	0.7329	0.3435	0.9007	0.7768	0.1397	-0.0091
2014	1664	0.4790	0.4934	0.8502	0.6788	0.3230	0.9002	0.7536	0.1498	-0.0144
2015	1796	0.4872	0.5412	0.8292	0.7223	0.3692	0.8639	0.7647	0.1708	-0.0100
2016	2056	0.4757	0.5331	0.8476	0.6973	0.3840	0.8666	0.8164	0.1524	0.0000
2017	1970	0.4797	0.5259	0.8098	0.6730	0.3902	0.8475	0.7500	0.1902	0.0000
2018	1968	0.4903	0.5259	0.8271	0.6808	0.3769	0.8706	0.7513	0.1729	0.0000
2019	1543	0.4757	0.5619	0.8097	0.7275	0.4116	0.8483	0.7477	0.1903	0.0000
Career	21948	0.4933	0.5209	0.8463	0.7002	0.3454	0.8819	0.7745	0.1537	-0.0080

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-07-10	2014-08-29	15-DL	50	40	Right	Thumb	Surgery	Ligament	2014-07-11
2013-09-03	2013-09-03	DTD	0	0	Left	Wrist	Inflammation		-	-
2013-07-31	2013-08-15	15-DL	15	14	Right	Knee	Sprain		-	-
2013-07-06	2013-07-09	DTD	3	2	Right	Knee	Inflammation		-	-
2012-09-23	2012-09-24	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Spasms		-	-
2012-08-29	2012-08-30	DTD	1	1	-	Upper Back	Strain	Player Collision At The Plate	-	-
2012-08-25	2012-08-26	DTD	1	1	-	Ankle	Stiffness	From Sprained Ankle Earlier	-	-
2012-08-15	2012-08-18	DTD	3	3	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2012-08-02	2012-08-03	DTD	1	1	Right	Thumb	Sprain		-	-
2012-05-27	2012-05-27	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Dehydration	-	-
2012-05-09	2012-05-11	DTD	2	1	-	Hand	Contusion		-	-
2011-09-03	2011-09-05	DTD	2	2	Left	Lower Leg	Soreness	Calf	-	-
2011-05-27	2011-05-27	DTD	0	0		Ankle	Soreness		-
2010-09-22	2010-10-04	DTD	12	12	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-09-08	2010-09-09	DTD	1	1	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-08-27	2010-08-29	DTD	2	2	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-03-25	2010-04-05	Camp	11	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-09-27	2009-10-01	DTD	4	3	Left	Knee	Contusion	Foul Tip	-
2009-06-28	2009-06-30	DTD	2	2		Thigh	Contusion	Quadriceps From Collision	-
2008-09-15	2008-09-28	DTD	13	12	Left	Thigh	Contusion	Quadriceps	-
2008-09-11	2008-09-11	On-Alr	0	0	Right	Shoulder	Contusion	Player Collision	-
2008-09-11	2008-09-14	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Contusion	Quadriceps From Collision	-
2008-08-20	2008-08-22	DTD	2	1	Left	Foot	Contusion		-
2008-06-16	2008-06-20	DTD	4	3		Head	Other	Possible Concussion and Whiplash From Player Collision At Home Plate	-
2007-09-22	2007-10-01	DTD	9	9	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2007-09-24
2007-09-08	2007-09-09	DTD	1	1		Head	Concussion	Foul Tip	-
2007-05-30	2007-06-29	15-DL	30	26	Left	Wrist	Fracture		-
2007-03-22	2007-03-27	Camp	5	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2007-03-07	2007-03-08	Camp	1	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2006-08-24	2006-08-30	DTD	6	5	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2006-07-07	2006-07-08	DTD	1	1		Head	Concussion	HBP	-
2005-07-08	2005-08-18	15-DL	41	35	Right	Hand	Fracture	5th Metacarpal HBP	-
2005-06-02	2005-06-03	DTD	1	1	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-
2005-05-09	2005-05-12	DTD	3	3	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2004-09-03	2004-09-07	DTD	4	4	Right	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2004-05-27	-	Minors	-	-		Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	----

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2022	SLN	$10,000,000
2021	SLN	$9,000,000
2020	SLN	$20,000,000
2019	SLN	$20,000,000
2018	SLN	$20,000,000
2017	SLN	$14,200,000
2016	SLN	$14,200,000
2015	SLN	$15,200,000
2014	SLN	$15,200,000
2013	SLN	$14,200,000
2012	SLN	$7,000,000
2011	SLN	$5,312,500
2010	SLN	$4,312,500
2009	SLN	$3,312,500
2008	SLN	$1,750,000
2007	SLN	$525,000
2006	SLN	$400,000
2005	SLN	$323,500

Years	Description	Salary
18 yr	Previous	$174,936,000
18 yr	Total	$174,936,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
18 y 123 d	Melvin Roman	1 year/$10M (2022)

Details

1 year/$10M (2022). Signed extension with St. Louis 8/24/21. Retired 11/22.
1 year/$9M (2021). Re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 2/8/21.
3 years/$60M (2018-20). Signed extension with St. Louis 4/2/17. 18:$20M, 19:$20M, 20:$20M.
5 years/$75M (2013-17), plus 2018 mutual option. Signed extension with St. Louis 3/1/12. $1M signing bonus (paid within 30 days of approval of deal). 13:$14M, 14:$15M, 15:$15M, 16:$14M, 17:$14M, 18:$15M mutual option, $2M buyout. No-trade clause. Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star selection.
4 years/$15.5M (2008-11) plus 2012 club option. Signed extension with St. Louis 1/20/08 (avoided arbitration). $0.25M signing bonus. 08:$1.75M, 09:$3.25M, 10:$4.25M, 11:$5.25M, 12:$7M club option, $0.75M buyout. Option increases to $7.5M if traded. Award bonus: $50,000 for Gold Glove. St. Louis exercised $7M option for 2012 10/31/11.
1 year/$525,000 (2007). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/07.
1 year/$400,000 (2006). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/06.
1 year/$323,500 (2005). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/05.
1 year (2004). Recalled by St. Louis 6/04.
Drafted by St. Louis 2000 (4-113) (Maestro Ladi HS, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA
90^o	42	12	3	1	3	6	.316	.381	.474	124	3.4	C 0
80^o	29	8	2	1	2	4	.308	.357	.500	118	2.0	C 0
70^o	19	5	1	1	1	3	.294	.333	.529	115	1.2	C 0
60^o	10	3	1	0	1	1	.333	.400	.444	111	0.6	C 0
50^o	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	108	0.1	C 0
Weighted Mean	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	109	0.2	C 0

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Date	Question	Answer
2020-12-04 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Posey and Yadier Molina: How much more work do they need to do to improve their HOF case? (Mike Wilson from Rhode Island)	I don't have a huge hot take on Molina's HoF case, although I'd note if he cruises in so should Brian McCaan. Catchers are a tricky eval for anyone and you end up succumbing to more #narrative arguments. I think Posey is most of the way there and the MVP and World Series titles help push the counting stats over the line, but he probably needs an okay decline phase to be a first ballot guy. I guess watch how Mauer does since he's a decent comp so far. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2019-06-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In an NL-only league that scores OBP and SLG instead of AVG, is it time to cut bait on Yadier Molina and Buster Posey in favor of waiver guys like Kurt Suzuki, Tyler Flowers, or Brian McCann? (Tynan from Tacoma, WA)	I'm facing a similar Posey question in a couple of leagues. I know injuries are involved, neither have really hit for any power. In the OBP/SLG format, especially in redraft, I'm cool with moving on, as crazy as that feels to say. (Mark Barry)
2019-02-25 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Danny Jansen looks like a lock to start in Toronto. What are realistic expectations for his stat line in 2019? (CubbieBear from Chi-Town)	Yup, he's pretty much a lock. Conventional wisdom (and ADP) has a clear top-8 at the position, but I'm not so sure that Jansen doesn't outperform a Willson Contreras or Yadier Molina by season's end. PECOTA has .235/14/49/48/2 in 412 PA. I'll push the average up to .250, and the RBI up by 5-10, but otherwise this looks right to me. (Jon Hegglund)
2016-09-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you give me the pros and cons of Chris Okey? Is thought to be able to stay at catcher? (Gest from Oh)	Pros: He's got some pop from the right side, and he should be able to stay at catcher. Cons: Long swing, and not going to remind anyone of Yadier Molina behind the plate. I see a backup catcher. There's nothing wrong with that, but I was surprised that he was a top 50 selection. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	My dynasty league appears to hate catchers...Derek Norris, Yan Gomes, and Yadier Molina are all on waivers in a very deep 12-teamer, and there is NO trade market (other than when I overpayed for Sal Perez in my first year in the league and didn't know about the value of catchers until Brian McCann was dropped for David Murphy). Is this the case for all dynasty leagues? (John from Texas)	I don't play in any dynasty leagues. I would assume that given the keep forever nature of dynasty that the finite shelf life of catchers would make this more likely than in a Roto or redraft. But I'd have to ask our dynasty experts. Bret? BRET?!?!?!? (Mike Gianella)
2015-06-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I was in the ballpark for Austin Hedges' first career homer yesterday. What are the odds he ever becomes a starter? (Alex from Anaheim)	Are we talking about starting for a few seasons, or for half a decade? If it's the former, then I would say very high. This isn't a Christian Bethancourt situation, where Hedges is 90 percent arm and nothing else. Hedges is a more complete defender, and I think we've seen how those types can latch on as starters without producing much with the bat-be it Mike Matheny, Brad Ausmus, young Yadier Molina, Jose Molina, Rene Rivera, whoever. Is a team going to build around Hedges, or make him a lifer? No; he's not going to hit enough for that-but employing Hedges as a starter until they find an upgrade? Yeah. Absolutely. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-11-04 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Any info on the Cardinals' attempts to develop an in-house catching backup for Yadier Molina who's better than Tony Cruz (which isn't a very high bar)? Does Carson Kelly have a realistic chance of becoming adequate? Are there others I don't know about? Yadi isn't going to last forever... (Bill from New Mexico)	I do think Kelly has some potential to help at the MLB level, but it could still take a while for him to get there. I've heard encouraging reports on the early progress he's made behind the plate, and I there is hope for the bat. Kelly may arrive in time to help the transition from Molina, but I'm not sure he's going to be ready in time to be a viable backup instead of Cruz in the short term. (Mark Anderson)
2014-07-28 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Which baseball player would be the best at curling? (Beau from San Francisco)	Justin Morneau, born in British Columbia. I would also pay too much money to watch Yadier Molina try it and become terrific at it. (Matt Sussman)
2014-07-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Welcome to the chat room! Got any idea why the Cardinals found it necessary to defenestrate George Kottaras so quickly as Yadier Molina stand-in? Is he THAT bad at catcher defense? Supporting evidence? (Bill from New Mexico)	Yeah, he is. In 2013 he put up -33 runs per 7000 pitches. That's really bad. Worse than Salty, and worse than A.J. Ellis (who admits he's a terrible framer). (Noah Woodward)
2014-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Harry! I just read that your pitch-framing data credits Yadier Molina with +157(!) runs over the past 5 years. Added to his bWAR, fWAR, WARP, or any other yardstick I know of, Molina would suddenly and easily be baseball's best player over that timeframe (5-6 WAR better than Miggy Cabrera). Does it (1)make sense to you, or (2)make you want to re-appraise your own numbers? (Bullwinkle J. Mussolini from Whassamatta U.)	Makes sense, and I feel very good about the numbers we have. They'll be released on BP and Brooksbaseball.net this month, along with blocking, maybe a new look at throwing and some new stuff on game calling. (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-01-29 19:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think of Tucker Barnhart? How do you evaluate and predict a catchers defensive ability, game management, and all those other "intangibles" for a catcher. Maybe those skills don't directly relate to fantasy, but I think they indirectly affect your pitchers (especially the young ones---see Yadier Molina). I guess what I am asking is who is the next (either in the 2014 draft or in MiLB) Ron Karkovice, Gary Carter, Jim Sundberg, Roy Campanella and in my humble opinion, Yadier Molina? (Eli from Boston)	This is probably a better question for Parks and the MiLB crew here. I'm not super familiar with Barnhart, as he's not a fantasy asset. I can tell you that the best defensive catching prospect right now is Austin Hedges, and Mr. Hedges is not a Top 100 fantasy name. (Ben Carsley)
2013-09-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What major league position player would you most like to see on the mound? (Seth from Detroit)	Yadier Molina or Andrelton Simmons. (Mark Anderson)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Would offering Victor Martinez and Julio Teheran for Yadier Molina in an 11-team points league where pretty much everything counts and there are 7 freezers per year be an insult? (Yatchisin from Spitball City)	No, you're trying to cash in on Teheran's hotness. I don't think it'll get accepted, but it's not a ludicrous initial salvo to test the waters. I hate when people offer AJ Ellis & Jason Marquis for Yadi Molina and act like that's a reasonable way to test the waters. (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-30 12:00:00 (link to chat)	14 team dynasty league. Who wins long term? Wieters and Starlin Castro for Yadier Molina and Andrus? (Carl from MD)	I'm not sure either side loses. Both sides get a lot of talent. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-09-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Yadier Molina have a legit shot at NL MVP over Posey/Braun? Who's the NL Cy Young? (Brian_K from Missouri)	I kinda don't think so, which is a shame, because Yadi has had a ridiculous year. I'm sure he's getting a ton of press in STL, but you don't hear much about him in the national MSM. I think it's Posey's to lose right now. He's got everything going for him: the comeback from injury, a division win, and (obviously) he's been playing like a house a'fire since the ASB. NL Cy Young? Hell, I don't know. I thought Kershaw would run away with it, but this injury has been terrible for his chances. Totally up in the air now, I reckon. (Ian Miller)
2012-08-30 13:30:00 (link to chat)	The splattering of Yadier Molina by Josh Harrison in a home-plate collision is renewing calls for rule changes to reduce the number of injuries from catcher/runner impacts. Got an opinion on that? (Bill from New Mexico)	I'm generally anti-splattering, unless insects are involved. Real insects, not just Hunter Pence. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-07-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you rank the top 5 catchers for the rest of 2012 in an obp league? (Jim from NY)	1- Buster Posey 2- Joe Mauer 3- Yadier Molina 4- Brian McCann 5- Mike Napoli Miguel Montero and Matt Wieters could easily jump into the mix. (Josh Shepardson)
2012-06-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Picture this: Dickey deserves to make (and possibly start) the ASG. However, none of the presumed NL all-star catchers have experience catching a knuckler. Dickey lobbies to have Josh Thole added to roster as his "personal catcher". Request is turned down because now ... "the game counts" and Thole is not worthy of a spot on the roster. Comments? (dianagram from VORGville)	Personally, I want Zack Greinke to start the All-Star Game just because it's in Kansas City. Others, like Dickey, are more likely candidates though. As for the scenario, it's interesting. I can see it being a possibility, complete with Thole not making it. And I wouldn't be too saddened by it. Catchers may not be used to catching the knuckler, but I bet they can if necessary (especially for 2 innings). the more important consideration, though, is what La Russa thinks about catchers catching the knuckler. I bet he'd be happy to give Yadier Molina that chance. If Brian McCann is the starter though, he might think differently... (Larry Granillo)
2010-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any guesses on what blackmail material Tony LaRussa has on John Mozeliak in order to force him into make all these moves (Trade Ryan, keep Skip, sign Laird, etc)? (Andy from Chicago)	One way to think of it is that this is one of those slow-motion divorces where one side's going to give the other everything it wants, so that he can choke on it. Schumaker has no business being a starting second baseman in the major leagues, but Laird's a fairly reasonable fall-back position in case anything bad happened to Yadier Molina, because he's at least durable, and if you're down a starting catcher, that's handy. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Russell Martin just done? Are speedy catchers just always prey to Sick Boy's theory of acting from Trainspotting? (Cory from LA)	I'm reasonably optimistic, particularly given that he's back to playing ball and won't miss Opening Day due to the groin problem. You know, for all of the flaws he showed last year, Martin was still the most valuable catcher in the NL this side of Brian McCann and Yadier Molina according to WARP. All that said, I don't get Trainspotting reference. How does Sean Connery's career fit into all of this? (Jay Jaffe)
2010-03-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you aware of any fantasy-baseball-like games out there that give defense its due? One reason why I have a hard time getting interested in fantasy is that it seems to chronically undervalue guys like Franklin Gutierrez, Yadier Molina (and the other Molinas to some extent), etc., whose gloves are what make them stars. Are there leagues and systems that might scratch that itch? (Bill from New Mexico)	I haven't seen any leagues with good defensive statistics, just the basic kind I would never use in analysis. I did play in Ball on a Budget at Beyond the Box Score last year, and that used WAR, so defense was included. (Marc Normandin)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-07-13 16:30:00	All-Star Game	Also more of an offensive threat than Yadier Molina: most of the catchers watching from home. (Marc Normandin)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Yadier Molina with a granny in the ninth and Reds fans are not happy. (David Laurila)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2004	mlb	.015	6.0	1557	.000	-0.2	14	-.011	.000	0.1	6.1	5.5
2005	mlb	.010	10.0	4221	.000	0.2	36	-.207	.000	4.7	19.5	16.8
2006	mlb	.008	10.4	5089	-.001	1.1	55	-.096	-.009	4.0	18.3	16.3
2007	mlb	.003	3.6	4220	.000	0.3	47	-.188	-.004	5.5	9.8	11.3
2008	mlb	.022	22.3	4807	-.002	2.3	42	-.018	-.008	0.7	28.3	25.4
2009	mlb	.012	15.7	5472	-.002	3.4	50	-.052	-.007	1.9	23.8	23.1
2010	mlb	.016	18.1	5228	-.003	4.6	63	-.101	-.006	4.0	28.0	29.0
2011	mlb	.015	16.0	5284	-.003	4.3	62	.000	-.010	0.9	21.7	20.2
2012	mlb	.016	16.6	5354	-.002	2.5	68	-.143	-.002	6.0	26.3	29.2
2013	mlb	.023	23.4	4960	-.004	4.8	40	-.033	-.019	0.9	29.3	30.1
2014	mlb	.004	3.7	3996	-.001	1.4	40	-.096	-.009	2.2	8.1	7.2
2014	aax	-.006	-0.1	53	.000	0.0	0	.000	-.002	0.0	1.5	-0.1
2015	mlb	.011	11.9	5334	-.001	1.5	56	-.066	-.006	2.4	15.4	16.9
2016	mlb	.008	10.4	5999	-.001	1.6	66	.030	-.010	-0.9	10.7	11.7
2017	mlb	.005	6.4	5457	.000	0.2	52	-.065	-.010	2.2	9.3	6.0
2018	mlb	.002	2.3	5154	-.001	1.2	26	-.009	-.010	0.1	3.5	1.4
2018	aax	-.009	-0.2	67	-.001	0.0	0	.000	-.001	0.0	0.2	-0.2
2019	aax	-.002	-0.1	40	.000	0.0	0	.000	.000	0.0	-0.2	-0.1
2019	aaa	-.004	-0.1	14	.000	0.0	1	-.022	.000	0.0	-0.2	-0.1
2019	mlb	.000	0.3	4245	-.001	1.5	23	.003	-.004	-0.1	1.5	0.7

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PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

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