The hot-hitting starting catcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina, has been placed on the injured list. In the interim, Andrew Knizner will start, with Ali Sanchez promoted as the top reserve.
What would be a fair offer to free agent catcher Yadier Molina to reflect the market plus his legacy value to the St. Louis Cardinals? Using this week’s Jason Castro deal with the Astros as a base, would 40% to 50% over market value be a “ridiculous” offer?
Brian Walton tries to walk a mile in free agent Yadier Molina’s shoes by prioritizing and analyzing the factors that may be most important to the catcher’s decision where to play in 2021.
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St. Louis Cardinals star Yadier Molina moves up from 12th to fourth in all-time hits when sorting out hits accrued playing elsewhere in the field from results as a catcher only – but still has 22 to go to reach 2000.
The two one-year, incentive-laden contracts pitcher Adam Wainwright has received from the St. Louis Cardinals can provide a guide as to what might be a fair offer for his battery-mate Yadier Molina in 2021.
Yadier Molina’s agent is interested in negotiating a one-or-two year contract extension for his client. The St. Louis Cardinals would be taking a significant risk in agreeing.
The St. Louis Cardinals are promoting prospect outfielder Randy Arozarena from Memphis, activating catcher Yadier Molina from the injured list, placing outfielder Jose Martinez on the IL and optioning catcher Andrew Knizner to Memphis.
All-Star catcher recognized for exemplary humanitarian efforts, including establishing Founation4 and relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
Link to all Yadier Molina news at The Cardinal Nation Became a Cardinal Selected in the fourth round (113th overall) of the June, 2000 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $325,000 signing bonus. Retired in October 2022. 2011 Season Led the team in batting at .305, eighth in the NL. First among NL catchers in average … Continue reading Yadier Molina→
Followers of the St. Louis Cardinals had differing views of catcher Yadier Molina’s update on his contract situation upon his reporting to spring training.
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Brian and Kyle share their views on the top subjects of the week, including the signing of Yohel Pozo (who?), Quinn Mathews vs. Tink Hence, the move of Dylan Carlson to Baltimore, players-turned-managers Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina (with a side of Big Mac) and early impressions of Cardinals development camp, now underway in Jupiter, Florida.
Brian Walton’s annual comparison of St. Louis Cardinals spring training uniform numbers from year to year. Who is new and where did they come from? Who is returning? And who departed from 2024 and where did they go?
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