Who Should I Draft?
Buster Posey or Yadier Molina (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF  | Yadier Molina C - STL  | |
Expert |
68% Recommended by 32 of 47 experts |
32% Recommended by 15 of 47 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 169 | # 183 |
| Best Rank | # 136 | # 116 |
| Worst Rank | # 248 | # 252 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 253 | # 251 |
| Best Rank | # 229 | # 233 |
| Worst Rank | # 303 | # 319 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 44 | 40 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 11 |
| RBI | 43 | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .266 | .257 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 166 | # 174 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 178 | ‐ |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 224 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 191 | # 192 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 163 | ‐ |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 248 | # 252 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 149 | # 152 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 179 | # 195 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 165 | # 168 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 175 | # 180 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 179 | ‐ |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 178 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 199 | # 216 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 176 | # 177 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 174 | # 230 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 174 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 187 | ‐ |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 167 | # 169 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 185 | # 187 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 196 | # 207 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 149 | # 153 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 159 | # 165 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 169 | # 171 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 237 | # 239 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 174 | ‐ |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 166 | # 167 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 164 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 162 | ‐ |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 171 | # 178 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 144 | # 147 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 206 | # 224 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 141 | # 173 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 136 | # 116 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 157 | # 139 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 161 | # 149 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 168 | # 158 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 171 | # 170 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 178 | # 151 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 179 | # 178 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 180 | # 166 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 184 | # 176 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 200 | # 177 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 206 | # 200 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 215 | # 177 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 228 | # 219 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 177 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | ‐ | # 208 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | ‐ | 145 |
| Runs | ‐ | 12 |
| Hits | ‐ | 38 |
| Singles | ‐ | 32 |
| Doubles | ‐ | 2 |
| Triples | ‐ | 0 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 4 |
| RBI | ‐ | 16 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | ‐ | 0 |
| Walks | ‐ | 6 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 21 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .262 |
| On Base Pct | ‐ | .303 |
| Slugging Pct | ‐ | .359 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | ‐ | .662 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 381 | 377 |
| Runs | 44 | 40 |
| Hits | 100 | 97 |
| Singles | 71 | 69 |
| Doubles | 19 | 16 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 11 |
| RBI | 43 | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 38 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 64 |
| Batting Average | .266 | .257 |
| On Base Pct | .332 | .296 |
| Slugging Pct | .378 | .386 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .711 | .682 |
| Buster Posey C,1B - SF | Yadier Molina C - STL | |
| News | ||
| Catcher Buster Posey went 1-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk, and a strikeout as the Giants took down the Rockies 7-2 on Friday. Jon Mathisen Sat, Sep 25th | Yadier Molina went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI in a 7-0 win over the Mets on Monday night. Lucas Spence Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Catcher Buster Posey went 0-for-3 in the Giants' 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Jon Mathisen Mon, Sep 20th | Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Reds on Friday night. Lucas Spence Fri, Sep 10th | |
| Catcher Buster Posey went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored as the Giants defeated the Padres 6-1 on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Wed, Sep 15th | Yadier Molina went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and a two-run home run in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday. Lucas Spence Thu, Sep 9th | |
| Buster Posey is absent from the Giants' lineup on Wednesday against the Rockies. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Sep 8th | Yadier Molina went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a grand slam in a 15-4 rout over the Brewers on Friday night. Lucas Spence Sat, Sep 4th | |
| Catcher Buster Posey went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, two runs scored, and two strikeouts as the Giants beat the Rockies 10-5 on Monday. Jon Mathisen Mon, Sep 6th | An MLB legend is closing in on retirement. Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina announced that the 2022 season will be his last. When addressing the media on Wednesday, the 18-year MLB veteran said, "Yes, yes, it will be my final season. I want to finish here in this great organization." Andersen Pickard Wed, Aug 25th | |
| Notes | ||
| Posey sat out the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concern for the health of his adopted daughters, but he returns this year for what is almost certainly his final season with the Giants and perhaps his career. Posey is in his age-34 season, ancient for a catcher, and he's coming off two seasons during which he totaled a .741 OPS and a .688 OPS in 2018 and 2019 respectively. But he's healthy and appears refreshed, and the changes to Oracle Park last year should work in his benefit now. He's outside the top-12 catchers, but you can get away with him in a one-catcher league in a pinch. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | The ageless wonder is back for another year in St. Louis as he enters his age-39 season. Molina isn't what he once was - the token stolen bases are gone and his runs scored continue to decline. But he has yet to fall off a cliff in either batting average of power, and his numbers there are still mildly enticing for a catcher. The run is going to end some day, perhaps this year, but the cost is that of a middling second catcher, and his track record suggests he'll again be worth that price. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
