2012 Forecast Based on Forecasted Major League Playing Time

Period Org Lg Age PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS K BB HBP GDP BA OBP SLG OPS wOBA Field WAR
Year to Date STL NL 30 563 505 65 159 28 0 22 76 12 2 55 45 5 10 .315 .373 .501 .874 .376 4.3 5.1
Rest of Year STL NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .341 .403 .744 .329 0.0 0.0
Full Year STL NL 30 563 505 65 159 28 0 22 76 12 2 55 45 5 10 .315 .373 .501 .874 .376 4.3 5.1

Six-Year Major League Equivalent Forecast

Year Org Lg Age PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS K BB HBP GDP BA OBP SLG OPS wOBA Field WAR
2012 STL NL 30 529 478 60 135 26 1 10 58 6 3 49 41 4 18 .283 .341 .403 .744 .329 2.2 2.3
2013 STL NL 31 554 497 67 144 26 1 15 68 7 3 51 45 5 17 .289 .349 .435 .784 .344 2.3 3.1
2014 STL NL 32 558 501 66 143 26 1 15 68 6 3 52 46 5 17 .286 .347 .428 .775 .340 2.3 2.9
2015 STL NL 33 561 504 66 142 26 1 14 67 5 3 53 47 4 18 .283 .344 .421 .765 .337 2.3 2.7
2016 STL NL 34 552 495 63 138 25 1 13 64 5 3 53 46 4 18 .278 .341 .410 .751 .331 2.3 2.4
2017 STL NL 35 551 494 61 135 24 0 12 61 4 3 53 46 4 18 .273 .336 .397 .733 .325 2.3 2.1

Latest Comment

Preseason 2012
(Submitted by lboros)

Bet you didn’t know Molina led the Cardinals in RBI during the World Series (with nine). In the regular season, he set career highs in almost every consequential offensive category and became one of only 10 NL catchers to post a 4.0-WAR season within the last decade. He achieved this via a long-anticipated leap in extra-base power. Yadi’s ISO of .160 was double his 2010 figure and 54 points better than his previous career high (achieved all the way back in 2006). While not likely to post 4.0 WAR again, he’s still only 29 years old and a good bet to stay at the 2.5- to 3.0-WAR level for another two or three years.

Recent Years

Year Org Tm Lg Class G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS K BB HBP GDP BA OBP SLG OPS wOBA Field WAR
2008 STL STL NL MLB 124 485 444 37 135 18 0 7 56 0 2 29 32 1 21 .304 .346 .392 .738 .327 1.9 1.9
2008 CRO CRO Win 14 46 42 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 3 0 2 .191 .239 .238 .477 .218 1.5 -0.2
2009 STL STL NL MLB 140 544 481 45 141 23 1 6 54 9 3 39 50 6 27 .293 .362 .383 .745 .335 4.4 3.0
2010 STL STL NL MLB 136 520 465 34 122 19 0 6 62 8 3 51 42 7 19 .262 .329 .342 .671 .304 7.6 1.8
2011 STL STL NL MLB 140 518 475 55 145 32 1 14 65 4 4 44 33 1 21 .305 .346 .465 .811 .350 -2.3 2.7
2012 STL STL NL MLB 138 563 505 65 159 28 0 22 76 12 2 55 45 5 10 .315 .371 .501 .872 .376 4.3 5.1
2012 CRO Win 14 58 52 2 12 1 0 2 10 1 1 4 5 0 5 .231 .293 .365 .658 .290 0.2 0.0

Recent Years/Major League Equivalents

Year Org Lg Class AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS K BB HBP GDP BA OBP SLG OPS wOBA Field WAR
2008 STL NL MLB 488 56 143 20 0 8 56 0 3 34 34 1 24 .294 .336 .382 .718 .319 3.4 1.8
2009 STL NL MLB 483 64 143 23 1 7 53 9 3 37 50 6 28 .297 .367 .390 .757 .341 2.7 3.1
2010 STL NL MLB 465 55 122 19 0 7 46 8 3 48 42 7 20 .262 .329 .346 .675 .305 7.6 1.8
2011 STL NL MLB 477 65 147 32 1 15 72 4 4 42 33 1 22 .308 .350 .477 .827 .357 -2.3 3.0
2012 STL NL MLB 559 85 173 29 0 26 94 13 3 57 49 5 16 .309 .365 .502 .867 .374 4.5 5.4

Older Comments

Preseason 2011
(Submitted by lboros)

He has caught 2,300-plus innings over the last two years combined, the highest total in baseball. Nonetheless, his numbers improved over time last year instead of flagging—-Molina hit .315/.368/.405 in the second half after a dismal .223/.301/.294 performance through the All-Star break. His career has been very similar so far to Mike Scioscia’s.

June 21, 2010
(Submitted by lboros)

Swinging at more pitches outside the zone this season, and fewer pitches inside it. Molina is 27 and presumably at the height of his powers, but he started 138 games at catcher last year and is on track for a like number this season. Maybe it's taking a toll?

Preseason 2010
(Submitted by lboros)

After finishing next-to-last in NL OPS in his age 23 season (2006), Molina has improved his offense for three years in a row. No surprise — you’d expect a 23-year old to get better. But what’s unexpected is the type of hitter Molina has become. Based on his first couple of years in the league, you’d never have projected him as a high-average, high-OBP catcher. You’d have projected him for a so-so average with moderate power — a .265/.315/.425 hitter.

Jose Oquendo’s coaching influence is apparent here, because Molina has developed into the same type of hitter. He’ll be only 27 this season, still young enough to develop another 50 points of slugging. (P.S.: Bet you didn’t know that Yadi stole nine bases in 12 attempts last year.)