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Originally Posted by epatmythes
Cubs fan, here, too. Molina was one of the few Cardinals I respected, dude was a master of his craft.
Position matters. No catcher in MLB history has ever had a 30/30 season. No catcher in MLB history has ever had 3000 hits. Molina is 5th All-Time in hits by a catcher (2168). So, yeah, he contributed offensively for a position that doesn't often expect much in that arena. 3 of the 4 ahead of him are in the HOF, Kendall the lone exception. Yadi has a slightly higher WAR than Kendall, and doubles him in dWAR (28 vs. 13.9).
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bref doesn't take into account pitcher framing. Yadi smokes his WAR in Fangraphs and Prospectus.