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re: Yadier Molina 2nd best catcher in baseball at 34?
Posted on 3/15/17 at 9:58 am to iamAG
Posted on 3/15/17 at 9:58 am to iamAG
It truly blows my mind how this dude gets so much love. He had a great run from 2011-2013, but he isn't that guy anymore.
This is the same guy who had a .660 OPS in 2015. He has a career OPS+ under 100. Last season he was 81st in WAR (not counting pitchers), 9th for catchers. His WAR over the last three years is 6.7. 95th for hitters.
His defense isn't what it used to be. In his prime he was getting a fangraphs defensive rating of 15+ every season (usually the best or near the top for all catchers). His rating has dropped for 4 straight seasons. 20.2 - 17.1 - 14.4 - 10.7 - 4.7. His 4.7 last year was 29th for catchers.
At this point he's the most overrated player in baseball. And it's not even close.
This is the same guy who had a .660 OPS in 2015. He has a career OPS+ under 100. Last season he was 81st in WAR (not counting pitchers), 9th for catchers. His WAR over the last three years is 6.7. 95th for hitters.
His defense isn't what it used to be. In his prime he was getting a fangraphs defensive rating of 15+ every season (usually the best or near the top for all catchers). His rating has dropped for 4 straight seasons. 20.2 - 17.1 - 14.4 - 10.7 - 4.7. His 4.7 last year was 29th for catchers.
At this point he's the most overrated player in baseball. And it's not even close.
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Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:01 am to 1ranter1
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It truly blows my mind how this dude gets so much love.
His rating in the twighlight of his career is largely driven by intangibles such as leadership and handling his pitching staff. They are tough things to quantify and even if you could, they probably don't atrophy with age. So people can justify treating him like the half-a-decade ago Molina rather than the current iteration.
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