Knuckle Curve » yadier_molina

Cardinals Re-sign Molina

Geoff Young — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:09:25 +0000

Photo by Refracted Moments™
some rights reserved

Once again, it’s good to be a Molina. Last winter, Bengie cashed in with the Giants. This time, Yadier has hit the jackpot, re-signing with the St. Louis Cardinals for 4 years, $15.5 million.

Molina and the Cardinals had been scheduled for arbitration, with Molina asking for $2.75 million and the club offering $1.85. Molina earned $525,000 in 2007, so even if he’d lost arbitration, he would’ve won big time.

Molina batted .275/.340/.368 last year and owns a career line of .248/.304/.349 over three seasons and change. He’s 25 years old and he comes with a stellar defensive reputation, but that’s a lot of cash for a guy who hits like Royce Clayton. Oh well, good for him…

Post from: Knuckle Curve

Yorvit vs Yadier

Geoff Young — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:06:59 +0000

I’ve been joking about the postseason success of lousy-hitting catchers whose names begin with the letter Y, but this is a little ridiculous:

Yorvit Torrealba 2007
	PA	BA	OBP	SLG
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of October 14, 2007.
regular season	443	.255	.323	.376
postseason	25	.381	.480	.619

Yadier Molina 2006
	PA	BA	OBP	SLG
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of October 14, 2007.
regular season	461	.216	.274	.321
postseason	59	.358	.424	.547

Hmmm, Yosh Bard has a nice ring to it…

Post from: Knuckle Curve

NL West Seeks Sweep

Geoff Young — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:37:14 +0000

Friday belonged to the American League (and the bugs). Today it’s the Senior Circuit’s chance to shine. Two mid-market NL West teams look to complete sweeps against big spenders from the east.

Diamondbacks at Cubs, 3:00 p.m. PT — The good news, if you’re a Cubs fan, is that this one’s in Chicago. The bad news is that Livan Hernandez gets the start for Arizona. Yeah, he’s got an ERA near 5.00 and his peripherals are nauseating, but the guy has been lights-out in the playoffs throughout his career (the World Series is a different story, but we’re not there yet). Plus he’s got the most ridiculous curve ball ever. Rich “Ya Shoulda Seen Me in April” Hill goes for the Cubs in his postseason debut. The playoffs are so weird. Last year we had Yadier Molina. This year it’s… Augie Ojeda?
Phillies at Rockies, 6:30 p.m. PT — The hottest team in baseball comes home needing to win one out of its next two games against a team with inferior pitching. Jamie Moyer has experience on his side, but this may not be enough to overcome a potent offense and what promises to be a raucous crowd.

As always, happy watching!

Post from: Knuckle Curve