#4 Yadier Molina, Catcher, 35 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals

#4 Yadier Molina, Catcher, 35 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Monday, 7/12/2018

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Yadier Molina

7/13/1982
35
Puerto Rico
5"11
235

Catcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
Great Leader
5 / 6 (Very Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
GREAT
Durable
2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,000,000
2023
15 Year(s), 92 Days (2672 total Days)
103 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 106 Days (2686 total Days)
19 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	8	6	5	8
Versus LHP	7	8	6	5	8
Versus RHP	7	8	6	5	8
Talent	7	7	6	4	8

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2
7
7
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 10 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 10
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/30	@PHI	W 6-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	#7
7/2	SD	L 5-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
7/3	SD	W 5-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
7/4	SD	W 7-6	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	#7
7/5	SF	L 3-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
7/6	SF	L 4-12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#7
7/7	SF	L 2-16	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
7/9	@PIT	L 6-8	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	#7
7/10	@PIT	W 5-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
7/11	@PIT	W 5-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7

Batting Stats 2018

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	88	348	70	18	1	3	34	33	26	66	.201	.262	.284	.546	.440	.083
Projected	162	641	129	33	2	6	63	61	48	122	.201	.262	.284	.546	.440	.083

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	88	379	3	0	0	13	1	1	99	22	0	0	.0	24.5	2.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	74	18	6	1	2	5	11	6	10	0	1	0	.243	.296	.432	.729
vs. RHP	274	52	12	0	1	29	22	20	56	1	0	3	.190	.252	.245	.496
Close/Late	43	9	3	0	1	7	3	3	8	0	1	2	.209	.286	.349	.635
Scoring Position	107	19	5	0	2	31	0	6	14	1	0	1	.178	.226	.280	.506
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	41	162	33	7	1	1	18	15	7	30	.204	.246	.278	.523
Road	47	186	37	11	0	2	16	18	19	36	.199	.274	.290	.564
Last Week	6	23	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	6	.174	.240	.217	.457
March/April	24	94	23	7	0	1	9	13	5	24	.245	.287	.351	.638
May	28	111	22	4	1	0	4	8	11	18	.198	.276	.252	.529
June	27	108	20	6	0	2	18	10	7	17	.185	.239	.296	.536
July	9	35	5	1	0	0	3	2	3	7	.143	.211	.171	.382

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2002	3	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	STL
2003	115	420	102	20	1	8	51	49	29	3	2	64	1	0	.243	.295	.352	.648	STL
2004	134	505	136	30	2	10	96	61	31	2	4	87	0	0	.269	.312	.396	.708	STL
2005	137	489	136	39	0	10	82	61	38	2	3	80	0	0	.278	.331	.419	.750	STL,NL
2006	144	503	127	32	2	10	64	54	39	3	5	83	0	0	.252	.307	.384	.691	STL,NL
2007	147	557	142	48	2	13	72	57	41	2	5	84	0	0	.255	.306	.418	.724	STL,NL
2008	150	536	138	30	2	9	62	50	46	1	2	85	0	1	.257	.316	.371	.688	STL
2009	151	535	137	23	2	8	72	58	61	4	2	89	0	1	.256	.336	.351	.687	STL,NL
2010	144	510	133	24	6	12	67	55	47	5	7	82	0	0	.261	.325	.402	.727	STL
2011	141	471	117	36	1	10	79	74	51	12	3	66	1	0	.248	.335	.393	.728	STL
2012	142	509	152	34	2	16	87	65	49	9	5	85	0	0	.299	.367	.468	.835	STL
2013	127	432	110	25	1	6	50	48	51	5	2	75	0	0	.255	.339	.359	.698	STL
2014	147	536	139	30	1	8	56	61	52	5	7	95	2	0	.259	.327	.364	.690	STL,NL
2015	163	641	176	54	2	12	102	90	55	11	4	109	2	0	.275	.340	.421	.762	STL,NL
2016	162	599	156	41	1	6	84	72	62	5	7	75	0	0	.260	.331	.362	.694	STL
2017	163	621	133	26	1	8	65	64	55	6	4	77	0	0	.214	.283	.298	.581	STL
2018	88	348	70	18	1	3	34	33	26	3	1	66	0	0	.201	.262	.284	.546	STL
Total	2258	8224	2105	510	27	149	1123	953	735	78	63	1303	6	2	.256	.321	.379	.700

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2000, A	136	460	87	10	1	2	25	43	47	111	0	0	.189	.260	.228	.488
2001, A	137	545	143	24	2	10	51	79	70	79	1	1	.262	.339	.369	.707
2002, AA	135	541	151	39	1	13	55	80	57	52	6	0	.279	.344	.427	.771
2003, AAA	24	99	22	5	1	2	11	13	6	10	0	0	.222	.250	.354	.604

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2003	4	14	3	0	0	1	4	1	1	5	0	0	.214	.267	.429	.695
2004	5	17	4	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610
2005	5	17	4	3	0	0	2	3	2	3	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728
2006	15	54	13	4	0	1	6	5	5	10	0	0	.241	.305	.370	.675
2016	4	14	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527
Total	33	116	27	8	0	2	14	12	12	21	0	0	.233	.305	.353	.658

Fielding Stats 2018

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	88	88	716	21	0	744	7	.991	803.0	8.34	3	30	9	30.0

Player History

Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 3/3/2000 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 8/25/2001 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days...
Injured on 7/16/2002 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 10/3/2002, off Wade Miller (SD)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/2003, off David Yocum (FLO)...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2003...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2004...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2005...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
2/2/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
2/2/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,714 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,714 through salary arbitration...
4/13/2009: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $3,160,000 per year, for 3 years.
4/13/2009: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $3,160,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
10/10/2009: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $2,500,000 per year, for 7 years.
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2009...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2010...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Arizona on 6/16/2012...
Drove in 7 runs against Los Angeles on 8/27/2012...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2012...
Injured on 8/18/2013 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3-4 weeks...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2013...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Milwaukee on 4/27/2014...
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2014...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Baltimore on 7/6/2015...
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game...
6/16/2016: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $3,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2016...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/31/2017, hitting .517 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 7/29/2017, off Ryan Webb (BOS)...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2017...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Doubles
2005 - 39 - 8th
2015 - 54 - 2nd

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