Yadier Molina

The Texas Rangers attempted to negotiate a long-term deal with catcher/DH Mike Napoli but were unsuccessful. Negotiations have since been squashed as the season approaches. Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes that Napoli expects to hit free agency which could be very costly for the Rangers to retain Napoli if he has another [...]

In a Tweet by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, he reports that Yadier Molina and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to extension terms.  The deal is believed to be $75 million over five-years.  The contract is expected to be finalized soon. On Monday,  Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said that both sides are [...]

Catcher Yadier Molina and the St. Louis Cardinals are closing in on a five-year contract extension.  Several unconfirmed reports (via FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal) indicate that the deal is in the range of $70 million or $75 million. Earlier today, Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said that both sides are “very optimistic” and the [...]

As free agency kicks off, many clubs and players have decisions they need to make on potential option year clauses in their contracts for next year. Here are just a few notes from around the league. -According to the Associated Press (via Sports Illustrated), the St. Louis Cardinals have decided to decline their options on right [...]

According to Marty Caswell of XX1090 Sports Radio, the San Diego Padres have reached out to Bengie Molina but he said he’s not inclined to play at this time. The Padres are now in need of a catcher as Gregg Zaun just retired. Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News talked to Molina today and [...]

Veteran catcher Bengie Molina is still undecided if he will play in 2011. Early in December we learned that Molina was “on the fence” about a return for the 2011 season.  It was possible that he could take 2011 off and return to the game in 2012. Today, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated said that Molina [...]

Let’s continue with the Top 20 with numbers 10-6: #10 – Diamondbacks hit four home runs in a row against Brewers This is a rare feat.  Sucks to be the Brewers during the game. Check out the Diamondbacks jacking four home runs in a row against Milwaukee: http://blog.prorumors.com/2010/08/rumors/video-diamondbacks-hit-four-home-runs-in-a-row-against-brewers/ #9 – San Francisco Giants Bengie Molina gets dissed by ESPN [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals have officially agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with catcher Gerald Laird, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated was the first to report that the sides have reached an agreement. Heyman later added tha  the deal is for $1 million plus $300,000 in performance bonuses. Laird [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals want to acquire catcher Bengie Molina as a backup to his younger brother Yadier, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The club has made it clear to Molina that he is their preferred choice should he be willing to accept the reduced playing time and reduced salary that [...]

Here are your 2010 National League Gold Glove winners with bonus payments if applicable: Name Bonus P – Bronson Arroyo (Reds) none C – Yadier Molina (Cardinals) $50,000 1B – Albert Pujols (Cardinals) $50,000 2B – Brandon Phillips (Reds) unknown bonus 3B – Scott Rolen (Reds) $50,000 SS – Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies) $25,000 OF – Shane Victorino (Phillies) (likely $25,000 – TBD) OF – Michael Bourn (Astros) none OF – Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies) none Information for [...]