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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
17 5159 .274 .307 .411 95 18.0
Birth Date7-20-1974
Height5' 11"
Weight225 lbs
Age49 years, 8 months, 9 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1998 ANA 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 82 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 ANA 24 31 109 26 5 0 1 6 6 2 0 1 .257 .312 .337 75 -3.1 -0.7 2.0 0.3
2000 ANA 25 130 513 133 20 2 14 23 33 6 1 0 .281 .318 .421 88 -5.0 -0.1 4.3 2.3
2001 ANA 26 96 355 85 11 0 6 16 51 8 0 1 .262 .309 .351 81 -6.9 -1.5 2.5 1.1
2002 ANA 27 122 459 105 18 0 5 15 34 4 0 0 .245 .274 .322 73 -13.3 -8.0 6.6 0.6
2003 ANA 28 119 430 115 24 0 14 13 31 2 1 1 .281 .304 .443 101 2.1 -3.2 6.3 2.4
2004 ANA 29 97 363 93 13 0 10 18 35 2 0 1 .276 .313 .404 97 -0.7 -1.6 -5.5 0.9
2005 ANA 30 119 449 121 17 0 15 27 41 1 0 2 .295 .336 .446 115 8.6 -7.2 -2.5 1.8
2006 TOR 31 117 458 123 20 1 19 19 47 4 1 1 .284 .319 .467 102 3.5 -5.8 3.7 2.1
2007 SFN 32 134 517 137 19 1 19 15 53 2 0 0 .276 .298 .433 95 -1.0 -5.8 8.7 2.6
2008 SFN 33 145 569 155 33 0 16 19 38 9 0 0 .292 .322 .445 110 8.3 -8.2 -4.7 2.1
2009 SFN 34 132 520 130 25 1 20 13 68 5 0 0 .265 .285 .442 97 -0.4 -6.2 -2.0 1.5
2010 SFN 35 61 221 52 6 0 3 14 19 3 0 0 .257 .312 .332 87 -3.0 -0.3 -4.9 0.1
2010 TEX 35 57 195 42 6 1 2 10 15 1 0 0 .240 .279 .320 89 -2.2 -2.4 -3.3 0.1
Career13625159131721761442084714937.274.307.41195-13.3-51.111.218.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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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
1994 CDR A MDW 48 183 .000 .000 .000 .287 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 CDR A MDW 39 151 .000 .000 .000 .294 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 LEL A+ CLF 27 112 .000 .000 .000 .389 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 VAN AAA PCL 1 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 MID AA TXS 108 405 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 LEL A+ CLF 0 156 .000 .000 .000 .279 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 MID AA TXS 0 116 .000 .000 .000 .312 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 ANA MLB AL 2 1 .274 .331 .385 .000 90 -0.3 0.0 0 82 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 MID AA TXS 0 171 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 VAN AAA PCL 0 189 .000 .000 .000 .314 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 ANA MLB AL 31 109 .277 .345 .446 .266 96 -6.6 3.1 2 75 12 2.0 -0.7 -3.1 0.3
1999 EDM AAA PCL 0 262 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 ANA MLB AL 130 513 .273 .342 .437 .275 87 -1.5 16.2 9.5 88 10 4.3 -0.1 -5.0 2.3
2001 ANA MLB AL 96 355 .264 .326 .420 .290 98 -10.4 10.6 6.2 81 10 2.5 -1.5 -6.9 1.1
2001 RCU A+ CLF 3 11 .000 .000 .000 .600 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 SLC AAA PCL 5 20 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 ANA MLB AL 122 459 .268 .333 .427 .253 95 -19.8 13.2 7.9 73 12 6.6 -8.0 -13.3 0.6
2002 RCU A+ CLF 1 4 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 ANA MLB AL 119 430 .267 .328 .426 .274 99 -6.9 11.7 7.6 101 7 6.3 -3.2 2.1 2.4
2004 ANA MLB AL 97 363 .265 .333 .427 .280 104 -11.1 10.8 6 97 9 -5.5 -1.6 -0.7 0.9
2005 ANA MLB AL 119 449 .264 .326 .415 .294 97 6.8 12.9 6.4 115 11 -2.5 -7.2 8.6 1.8
2006 TOR MLB AL 117 458 .277 .339 .438 .282 107 -2.6 13.8 5.9 102 9 3.7 -5.8 3.5 2.1
2007 SFN MLB NL 134 517 .263 .326 .415 .276 97 -6.8 15.3 9.2 95 11 8.7 -5.8 -1.0 2.6
2008 SFN MLB NL 145 569 .259 .324 .405 .285 96 5.3 16.4 9.6 110 8 -4.7 -8.2 8.3 2.1
2009 SFN MLB NL 132 520 .259 .327 .408 .266 92 -4.4 15.0 8.7 97 9 -2.0 -6.2 -0.4 1.5
2010 SFN MLB NL 61 221 .253 .320 .392 .269 88 -5.6 6.1 3.5 87 8 -4.9 -0.3 -3.0 0.1
2010 TEX MLB AL 57 195 .253 .320 .401 .247 113 -10.2 5.4 3.1 89 8 -3.3 -2.4 -2.2 0.1

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
1994 CDR A MDW 183 171 14 48 8 0 3 65 16 8 12 1 2 .281 .322 .380 .099 1 1
1995 CDR A MDW 151 133 15 39 9 0 4 60 17 15 11 1 1 .293 .367 .451 .158 1 1
1995 VAN AAA PCL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
1995 LEL A+ CLF 112 96 21 37 7 2 2 54 12 8 7 0 0 .385 .441 .563 .177 3 3
1996 MID AA TXS 405 365 45 100 21 2 8 149 54 25 25 0 1 .274 .328 .408 .134 4 4
1997 LEL A+ CLF 156 149 18 42 10 2 4 68 33 7 9 0 1 .282 .314 .456 .174 0 0
1997 MID AA TXS 116 106 18 35 8 0 6 61 30 10 7 0 0 .330 .388 .575 .245 0 0
1998 ANA MLB AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
1998 MID AA TXS 171 154 28 55 8 0 9 90 39 14 7 0 1 .357 .421 .584 .227 0 0
1998 VAN AAA PCL 189 184 13 54 9 1 1 68 22 5 14 1 1 .293 .312 .370 .076 0 0
1999 EDM AAA PCL 262 241 28 69 16 0 7 106 41 15 17 1 2 .286 .344 .440 .154 0 0
1999 ANA MLB AL 109 101 8 26 5 0 1 34 10 6 6 0 1 .257 .312 .337 .079 0 0
2000 ANA MLB AL 513 473 59 133 20 2 14 199 71 23 33 1 0 .281 .318 .421 .140 7 4
2001 RCU A+ CLF 11 11 1 6 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 .545 .545 .636 .091 0 0
2001 ANA MLB AL 355 325 31 85 11 0 6 114 40 16 51 0 1 .262 .309 .351 .089 4 2
2001 SLC AAA PCL 20 18 2 5 1 0 0 6 3 2 3 0 0 .278 .350 .333 .056 0 0
2002 ANA MLB AL 459 428 34 105 18 0 5 138 47 15 34 0 0 .245 .274 .322 .077 6 6
2002 RCU A+ CLF 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 .000 0 0
2003 ANA MLB AL 430 409 37 115 24 0 14 181 71 13 31 1 1 .281 .304 .443 .161 4 2
2004 ANA MLB AL 363 337 36 93 13 0 10 136 54 18 35 0 1 .276 .313 .404 .128 4 2
2005 ANA MLB AL 449 410 45 121 17 0 15 183 69 27 41 0 2 .295 .336 .446 .151 6 5
2006 TOR MLB AL 458 433 44 123 20 1 19 202 57 19 47 1 1 .284 .319 .467 .182 2 0
2007 SFN MLB NL 517 497 38 137 19 1 19 215 81 15 53 0 0 .276 .298 .433 .157 2 1
2008 SFN MLB NL 569 530 46 155 33 0 16 236 95 19 38 0 0 .292 .322 .445 .153 11 0
2009 SFN MLB NL 520 491 52 130 25 1 20 217 80 13 68 0 0 .265 .285 .442 .177 11 0
2010 TEX MLB AL 195 175 10 42 6 1 2 56 19 10 15 0 0 .240 .279 .320 .080 4 5
2010 SFN MLB NL 221 202 17 52 6 0 3 67 17 14 19 0 0 .257 .312 .332 .074 2 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1731 0.4945 0.5690 0.8721 0.7114 0.4297 0.9048 0.8191 0.1279 -0.0138
2009 1643 0.4632 0.5831 0.8069 0.7556 0.4342 0.8539 0.7363 0.1931 -0.0018
2010 1435 0.5157 0.4927 0.8586 0.6176 0.3597 0.8753 0.8280 0.1414 -0.0126
Career48090.49010.55100.84580.69850.41030.87860.79350.1542-0.0093

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
2010-07-16 2010-07-16 DTD 0 0 Right Thigh Tightness Quadriceps -
2010-05-09 2010-05-11 DTD 2 1 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2009-09-25 2009-09-29 DTD 4 3 Left Fingers Contusion -
2009-09-02 2009-09-03 DTD 1 1 Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2009-08-27 2009-08-30 DTD 3 3 Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2009-08-25 2009-08-26 DTD 1 1 Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2008-08-27 2008-08-27 DTD 0 0 Hand Contusion Foul Tip -
2008-04-26 2008-04-28 DTD 2 2 Left Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2008-02-28 2008-03-07 Camp 8 0 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2007-06-19 2007-06-20 DTD 1 1 Hand Contusion -
2006-05-31 2006-06-03 DTD 3 2 Hand Contusion HBP -
2005-10-07 2005-10-07 DTD 0 0 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2005-06-30 2005-07-01 DTD 1 1 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2005-05-21 2005-05-23 DTD 2 2 Right Thigh Tightness Quadriceps -
2005-04-18 2005-05-13 15-DL 25 22 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2004-08-01 2004-08-17 15-DL 16 14 Right Fingers Fracture Index Finger -
2004-06-04 2004-06-19 15-DL 15 13 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2004-05-22 2004-05-23 DTD 1 1 Knee Soreness Foul Ball -
2004-05-20 2004-05-20 DTD 0 0 Knee Contusion Foul Ball -
2004-05-17 2004-05-20 DTD 3 2 Right Groin Tightness -
2004-04-14 2004-04-15 DTD 1 1 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2004-04-06 2004-04-13 DTD 7 7 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2004-03-11 2004-03-21 Camp 10 0 Bilateral Thigh Tightness Quadriceps -
2003-09-04 2003-09-29 60-DL 25 23 Left Wrist Fracture Distal Radius and Ulna 2003-09-03
2003-08-08 2003-08-10 DTD 2 3 Right Thumb Sprain Foul Ball -
2002-07-17 2002-08-01 15-DL 15 14 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2001-05-05 2001-06-27 15-DL 53 46 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 SFN $4,500,000
2009 SFN $6,000,000
2008 SFN $6,000,000
2007 SFN $4,000,000
2006 TOR $3,000,000
2005 ANA $3,000,000
2004 ANA $1,900,000
2003 ANA $1,300,000
2002 ANA $350,000
2001 ANA $350,000
2000 ANA $210,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$30,610,000
11 yrTotal$30,610,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 77 dAlan Nero

Details
  • 1 year/$4.5M (2010). Re-signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/21/10. Acquired by Texas in trade from San Francisco 7/1/10 (Giants paid Rangers about $2M in deal).
  • 3 years/$16M (2007-09). Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/06. 07:$4M, 08:$6M, 09:$6M. Performance and award bonuses. No-trade protection.
  • 1 year/$5M (2006), plus 2007 option. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 2/06. $1.5M signing bonus. 06:$3M, 07:$7.5M club option ($0.5M buyout). Club declined 2007 option 10/06.
  • 4 years/$4.25M (2001-04), plus 2005 option. Signed extension with Anaheim. $0.5M signing bonus. 01:$0.225M, 02:$0.225M, 03:$1.3M, 04:$1.9M, 05:$3M club option ($0.1M buyout). Option may increase to $5.1M based on performance. LA Angels exercised 2005 option 11/04.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)Posey, Huff, Torres, after Molina, Renteria, and Sandoval recently. When will I get credit for my offensive prowess and not just derided for my oopsies?
(Brian Sabean from San Francisco)
Are you suggesting that you deserve credit for signing Bengie Molina and Edgar Renteria? Because if so, you just answered your own question. (Eric Seidman)
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)Say what you want about Bengie Molina, but boy can he handle a pitching staff. He's done wonders for the Texas club. He can call a game, handle a young starter, hit ya a cycle, just a multifaceted veteran presence. Good in the clubhouse. Jon Daniels has put together a nice club down there in Texas. Club.
(John Hart from Texas)
John Hart -- I love you. Nobody makes me feel as warm on TV. Even if you do say the word "club" 8000 times an hour. (Eric Seidman)
2010-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)I know you lean toward the Yankee side of town, but what's next for the Mets? The core of Wright-Reyes-Beltran-Santana brought them only one deep playoff run. Put on your Omar hat for a second: Blow it up? Build around Wright/Reyes?
(Gino Felino from Brooklyn)
I won't put on my Omar hat because if I owned the Mets, Omar wouldn't have a head, which is to say that I'd probably make a change based on the Luis Castillo deal alone, never mind Oliver Perez. Castillo was an easy first-guess mistake, Perez probably had some chance of working out, not a good one, but a chance. Signing Jason Bay just to seem like they were doing something despite the poor fit was also a predictable misfire, and the panting pursuit of Bengie Molina just pathetic. In fairness to Minaya, we really don't know how much he's dancing on ownership's string, and it does seem pretty likely that all that Madoff business affected the club in some way. The farm system has been dead, and that's a big problem... If you "blow it up" but keep Wright and Reyes (which they should), what do you really have to trade? (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)What do you think of the prospect Michael Main, that the Giants got in the Bengie Molina deal.
(Brian from SF)
In BP 2010, we wrote, "One of the highest high-ceiling arms in the system, athletic righty Michael Main suffered through most of 2009 with an undiagnosed illness, but he's healthy and expected to be back to form this spring." The 90+ innings he's throw in the California League this season seem to bear out that statement, but we'll see how he survives the AA crucible. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)I love the fact that the Rangers are winning, but is Ron Washington not the worst game manager in baseball? I mean David Murphy in the 3 hole, Bengie Molina batting betweeen Hamilton and Nellie Cruz. I know that he's a "player's" manager and all, but you could see the disgust in Hambone's face when Wash bunted Molina to get to Cruz after a leadoff double...ok done ranting...thoughts?
(ramjam36 from Fort Worth, Tx)
I haven't seen enough of his day-to-day nature to know if he's a problem in that sense, but I've heard some odd things about sac bunts and lineup placement this year. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)As a Giants fan, can I please use this chat to introduce the rumor that the Red Sox want to trade for Bengie Molina?
(ted from the cubicle)
Hey, I just heard from a baseball source deep inside my head that the Red Sox are willing to trade Kevin Youkilis to the Giants for Bengie Molina! How about that for a rumor-starter? (John Perrotto)
2010-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)I understand that players are graded on an 80-20 scale. That said, can you name some players and some skills that would break that scale? For example, Would Bengie Molina's speed score a, like, 5?
(Brendan from Chicago)
It's referred to as the 20-80 scale, and you can't break the scale dammit! You have 20 hitting ability, for example. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-02-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)Washburn and the Mets: Is an unreasonable Boras salary demand (is there any other kind?) holding up what seems like a great fit for player and team? Washburn's not great but I find it hard to believe he'll just retire when he can just find a nice big NL ballpark and munch some innings for a nice paycheck.
(Tex Premium Lager from NJ)
Did you ever think you'd seen an offseason where the Mets were so desperate it was constantly, "OMG!!! We might get Bengie Molina!!!" "OMG!!! We got Rod Barajas!!!" Jarrod Washburn is another banana from the same bunch, filler for a team that seems pretty certain to crash on the launchpad. You're right, though, that if there's a place where Washburn best fits it's in a situation like this one. (Steven Goldman)
2010-02-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Can you talk me in or should I just jump?
(DDriesen from Mets fan - On the ledge)
I could try to talk you down, but I understand if you gotta jump.

Since the season ended I've seen nothing about the Mets that makes me have any shred of confidence in their decision making process or their medical staff. Well, maybe the fact that they didn't sign Bengie Molina to a five-year deal... (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-19 15:30:00 (link to chat)Bengie Molina re-signs with the Giants for 1 year. This seems like a disaster all around. Who's a worse GM, Sabean or Minaya?
(Rob from Alaska)
I think the Mets got saved from their own stupidity. Any time a team spends half its offseason chasing a guy with a .300 OBP, you really have to ask what the heck they're thinking. As for the Giants, they get a familiar face who is lame but allows them not to force Buster Posey's schedule. That's the best face I can put on the Giants' end of it, anyway. We ask some hard questions about Sabean in the Giants chapter of the annual. I'd rather have Sabean rather than Minaya, not because I think he has any great insights, but because I think Minaya not only lacks them, he's shown an astounding lack of character, particularly during the Tony Bernazard imbroglio. (Steven Goldman)
2009-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Should the Mets pay whatever it takes to sign Chapman? Would make up for no 1st round pick this year and lack of high level prospects. Seems a better risk/reward than blowing $12 million on Bengie Molina and $65 million to watch Jason Bay grow old.
(pjfsks from new jersey)
Dunno about whatever it takes, but yes if the cost is reasonable as it would help cover for the system's weaknesses, not to mention the shagginess of those potential free agent dogs. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Assuming the Giants could even absorb the extra payroll, would Posey & Bumgarner be too much to give up for Cabrera?
(Rob from Oakland)
Yes, especially given the cost, the surrendering of a top-tier catching prospect, and Cabrera's track record of, well, staying out of shape. It would seem to be more in their wheelhouse to revisit those Cain-Fielder discussions and see what comes from that. Given Posey's potential, the question becomes, would you rather have Bengie Molina and Miguel Cabrera or Buster Posey and either Nick Johnson or Russell Branyan? I'd spring for the latter. (Eric Seidman)
2009-09-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)Do you think Buster Posey will be the Giants opening day catcher next season? If so do you think he and the Panda could be Morneau/Maur lite?
(brianpekrul from San Francisco)
That's not a bad upside comp, although it may be a little underselling just what Joe Mauer is, how far above Posey he is. If Posey isn't the Giants' catcher next year, starting 120 times, it's a pretty big mistake. Bring back Bengie Molina if you have to, but in Jose's role. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Which current MLB hitter would get the fewest # of wins in our scenario? John MacDonald? Matt Stairs?
(Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)
Bengie Molina. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-08-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Bengie Molina> Maybe you forgot that Yunicorn Betancourt is actually on a MLB roster?
(Keith from KC)
Picture the outfield defense. Or the infield defense, for that matter. Seven Molinas behind the pitcher would yield, what, a .400 DER? Lower? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Why is Bengie Molina still playing and batting 4th?
(JJ from NYC)
He's playing because the Giants need somebody to prevent the ball from rolling to the backstop when Lincecum, Cain et al throw. There's no reason for him to fit fourth in a major league lineup, and as soon as he finds himself in one, I expect he'll be moved lower. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)As of the submission of this question Pablo Sandoval has seven walks in his last ten games. Fluke, or a sign that Pablo may be able to add a little patience to his approach now that pitchers aren't throwing him strikes?
(Jake from S.F.)
He's young enough to learn, no question. Locker him across the room from Bengie Molina, though. Maybe even in the visitor's cubhouse. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-03-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)Marc, Who would you take if the best catching options left were Bengie Molina or Jorge Posada?
(Paul from Miami,OH)
Posada. PECOTA is overstating his decline a bit, given he missed with an injury last year. He may not be the Posada of old, but Molina isn't the greatest catcher around either. (Marc Normandin)
2008-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Following up on jsmoore (dallas), in your opinion, who should the Red Sox target to catch next season?
(mattymatty from Philly)
Well, they'll no doubt talk to the Rangers. As a one-year patch, I could love with Bengie Molina, although I suspect the Giants will overprice him in trade. Ramon Castro might be part of a solution. Too late to get Chris Iannetta, I guess. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)Since the Yankees are looking for a "cheap" catcher under contract for next year, is it possible that they would deal for Bengie Molina? The Giants also have an outfielder (Randy Winn) to fill the Matsui role.
(Chris from IA)
The Yankees really need a left-handed batter with some OBP to platoon with Jose. They have to add some offense, and I wouldn't gamble on Bengie's career year continuing in the AL. The fit is Zaun or Melhuse or Saltalamacchia...just someone to get the .220 OBP out of the lineup. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)I thought you were pretty hard on the Yanks in the last TA. With that said, they do have to find a catcher, and it won't be easy. Any theories or recommendations?
(G-MOTA from Bumpus, MA)
I was indeed, basically for dramatic effect, but let's face it, Jose Molina's the current incarnation of bad Bomber backup backstops. What makes it worse is that there are so few options to go out and get to repair the problem, and there are rivals for any catcher available by trade (notably the Marlins). When the prize is someone like Bengie Molina, and the more likely alternatives are guys like Paul Lo Duca or Ramon Hernandez, the magnitude of the problem becomes apparent. The danger is overpaying for a guy like Gerald Laird, but at least he'd be under team control for the next two years. (Christina Kahrl)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day One"Oh, please, Bengie Molina, enrapture our fanbase by signing with us! No? Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on top? You can't say you don't like sugar, Bengie. I mean, look at you. Wait, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it like that. Come back, Bengie, come baaaaaaaack!" (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneMoneyball16 (Calgary): Am I the only one already sick of Buck talking about how deep and balanced the Rangers lineup is? They have Frenchy, Cantu, Molina and Andrus in a row FFS! Still a nice lineup, but it sure isn't deep and balanced.

I don't even think Bengie Molina could balance himself if Frenchy, Cantu, and Andrus were on all sides of him helping out. (Eric Seidman)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneJeff Francoeur and Bengie Molina will be available for a photo op outside the Rangers' clubhouse after the game in which they will both raise the middle finger to all of us participating in this chat. (John Perrotto)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day One"Bengie Molina is a clutch hitter." It's the knowledge that life provides exasperations for the stathead that lead me to expect some results. Frenchy and Bengie? Of course! (Christina Kahrl)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneIf you're ever going to bobble a ball in right field, do it on a Bengie Molina liner. (Marc Normandin)
2010-04-05 09:30:00Season Opener RoundtableA few years ago, if you tell someone that the Mets spent a winter obsessively trying to sign Bengie Molina, they won't believe you. (Steven Goldman)
2010-04-05 09:30:00Season Opener RoundtableJquinton82 (NY): Heres a few topics: 1) Madison Bumgarner's missing velocity 2) First top 25 prospect to get called up, who & when? 3) The next Jimmy Rollins is...? 4) Word association - Yogi Berra ...discuss amongst yourselves

1) Either he's hurt, or he left it in his other pants. Like lost car keys, missing velocity is always in the last place you look.

2) Well, with Jason Heyward, Neftali Feliz, Brian Matusz and Alcides Escobar breaking camp, this doesn't seem like that big a deal, but I'll go with Buster Posey, May 9, after Bengie Molina sprains some fat.

3) ...taller than Rollins and hopefully blessed with a better OBP.

4) Provider of great book titles by cool people, including our own It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over and friend Emma Span's 90% of The Game Is Half Mental, which is one of this spring's funniest baseball books.

Speaking of Yogi, I read a quote the other day that was attributed to him: "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." Alas, that quote has also been attributed to one Johannes "Jan" L. A. van de Snepscheut, a Dutch computer scientist who taught at Caltech before bludgeoning his wife to death with an axe in 1994.

So there's a happy tale. (Jay Jaffe)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
1998 mlb .001 0.0 13 .000 0.0 0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 mlb .003 1.0 1374 .000 0.0 22 -.046 -.002 0.7 2.1 2.0
2000 mlb .002 3.5 5733 .000 0.6 101 -.009 .000 0.6 4.2 4.3
2001 mlb .003 2.7 3818 -.001 0.7 78 -.003 .006 0.2 3.6 2.5
2002 mlb .004 4.4 4598 .000 0.1 67 -.046 -.001 2.0 5.8 6.6
2003 mlb .006 6.4 4729 .000 -0.4 71 -.028 .000 1.2 9.1 6.3
2004 mlb -.003 -2.4 3756 .002 -2.4 61 .013 .003 -0.5 -5.8 -5.5
2005 mlb -.001 -0.5 4051 .000 -0.5 61 -.012 .002 0.5 -1.1 -2.5
2006 mlb .007 7.2 3848 .000 -0.3 73 .058 .008 -2.7 3.9 3.7
2007 mlb .008 11.0 5573 .001 -1.5 67 -.015 -.002 0.6 9.8 8.7
2008 mlb -.002 -1.9 5784 .002 -4.3 95 -.056 -.001 3.6 -3.4 -4.7
2009 mlb .004 4.6 5278 .003 -4.0 96 .032 -.002 -1.8 -1.1 -2.0
2010 mlb -.003 -2.9 4381 .003 -3.8 95 .022 .009 -1.4 -7.2 -8.2

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PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

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