Who Should I Draft?
Buster Posey or Yadier Molina (2019)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF  | Yadier Molina C - STL  | |
Expert |
55% Recommended by 31 of 56 experts |
45% Recommended by 25 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 113 | # 109 |
| Best Rank | # 59 | # 41 |
| Worst Rank | # 166 | # 194 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 127 | # 134 |
| Best Rank | # 111 | # 121 |
| Worst Rank | # 153 | # 169 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 58 | 54 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 15 |
| RBI | 58 | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .291 | .270 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 108 | # 142 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 111 |
| Michael Beller Sports Illustrated | # 108 | # 154 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 141 | # 142 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 96 | # 99 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 109 | # 149 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 103 | # 156 |
| Al Melchior The Athletic | # 73 | # 75 |
| Heath Cummings CBS Sports | # 72 | # 89 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 79 | # 82 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 164 | # 180 |
| Nando Di Fino The Athletic | # 76 | # 194 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 91 | # 92 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 100 | # 103 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 148 | # 163 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 93 | # 106 |
| Justin Klein The Fake Baseball | # 92 | # 114 |
| Chris Meyers Athlon Sports | # 101 | # 110 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 95 | # 118 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 97 | # 101 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 102 | # 110 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 90 | # 103 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 144 | # 177 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 114 | # 130 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 69 | # 112 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 112 | # 116 |
| Kyle Richardson The Fantasy Headliners | # 110 | # 111 |
| Jacob Gibbs SportsLine | # 101 | # 173 |
| Joe E Gentile Fake Teams | # 100 | # 133 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 83 | # 89 |
| Austin Bristow II Pitcher List | # 90 | # 114 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 59 | # 41 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 66 | # 56 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 82 | # 81 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 99 | # 92 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 104 | # 96 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 105 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 106 | # 103 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 110 | # 108 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 113 | # 95 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 115 | # 107 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 115 | # 105 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 117 | # 102 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 119 | # 101 |
| Eno Sarris The Athletic | # 123 | # 104 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 124 | # 89 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 125 | # 115 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 126 | # 114 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 138 | # 106 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 142 | # 106 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 151 | # 98 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 163 | # 107 |
| Brad Richter Going For 2 | # 166 | # 119 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | ‐ | # 112 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | ‐ | # 137 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | ‐ | # 164 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| 2018 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 398 | 459 |
| Runs | 47 | 55 |
| Hits | 113 | 120 |
| Singles | 85 | 80 |
| Doubles | 22 | 20 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 20 |
| RBI | 41 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 45 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 53 | 66 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .261 |
| On Base Pct | .359 | .314 |
| Slugging Pct | .382 | .436 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .741 | .750 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| 2019 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 457 | 461 |
| Runs | 58 | 54 |
| Hits | 133 | 124 |
| Singles | 96 | 86 |
| Doubles | 26 | 23 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 15 |
| RBI | 58 | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 51 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 67 |
| Batting Average | .291 | .270 |
| On Base Pct | .362 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .419 | .423 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .781 | .736 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| News | ||
| The Giants have activated catcher Buster Posey from the Injured List. Posey is in Wednesday's starting lineup at batting cleanup for San Francisco. Blaine Blontz Wed, Jun 12th | The Cardinals have activated Yadier Molina (thumb) off the 10-day IL. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jun 11th | |
| Buster Posey (hamstring) is expected to come off the IL when first eligible on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jun 11th | Molina was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 29 with a right thumb tendon strain. James Bisson Fri, May 31st | |
| Posey was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. James Bisson Wed, Jun 5th | Yadier Molina went 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored in the Cardinals' 6-3 win over the Braves on Saturday. Elliott Baas Sun, May 26th | |
| Posey wasn't included in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Mets, but was listed as an extra. James Bisson Tue, Jun 4th | Yadier Molina went 0-for-4 with a walk in the Cardinals’ 5-4 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, May 20th | |
| Buster Posey was removed from Saturday's game versus the Orioles with a sore right hamstring. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Jun 2nd | Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in the Cardinals' 14-3 win over the Braves on Tuesday. Elliott Baas Wed, May 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| Although Posey isn't likely a .300 hitter anymore, his .280s batting average is the equivilant of a .310 hitter when compared to the replacement-level at his position. Add in a dozen homers, if he can stay healthy this year, and you've got yourself a boring, yet extremely useful top 8 fantasy catcher. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Catcher's don't often get 450 trips to the plate, but Tadi has done it every year since 2008. As you can imagine, the runs and RBIs pile up with extra playing time, and it certainly helps that he increases your team's batting average and may add another 20 homers this season. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Posey's power is going the path of Joe Mauer. His home runs over the past five seasons: 22, 19, 14, 12, 5. A hip injury limited him to his fewest games (105) since 2011, and he set a personal worst in slugging (.382) while matching a career-low .284 batting average. He also maintained superb contact skills and hopes to be ready for Opening Day. Even an empty batting average is better than what most other catchers could offer. An aging Posey is still a top-10 choice, but not a top-tier star. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | Old man Molina keeps getting the job done. After blasting 19 combined homers from 2014 to 2016, he has belted 18 and 20 homers in the past two season, respectively. He set a career high in hard-hit rate (44.4%) but posted his lowest batting average (.261) since 2006 with no major contact losses. If the 36-year-old can hold up one more year, he should trade some power for contact and hit around .270 with 15 homers. That essentially makes him Mike Piazza compared to the catchers available to those who punt the position. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | |
| Posey fell off the fantasy map in 2018, managing to hit just five home runs while playing through a hip ailment that eventually required surgery. He didn't show any obvious signs of decline in his batted ball profile, and his plate discipline remained as good as ever, so a modest bounce back should be expected. The biggest concern is that the Giants pump the brakes on Posey's playing time to preserve his health. Given his poor hitting environment, weak supporting cast, and lack of category juice, Posey needs to rack up a lot of at-bats in order for his typically high batting average to be a true difference-maker for fantasy owners. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | It may surprise you to learn that Molina has finished as a top-three catcher in standard 5x5 roto leagues in back-to-back seasons and a top-five catcher in three straight seasons. Clearly, his mid-30s have agreed with him so far, but he does carry a little bit of risk this year as he recovers from offseason knee surgery. Durability has been Molina's calling card throughout his career, so if he's able to remain on the field there is a good chance he will again outperform some of the bigger names who are sure to go ahead of him in fantasy drafts. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | |
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