Fantasy Update
Mar 5, 2014
Rotoworld
Yadier Molina will start behind the plate Wednesday for the first time this spring.
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 9 hours ago
Mets begin cuts from big-league camp
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Left-handers Steven Matz and Adam Kolarek and right-hander Erik Goeddel were among the first cuts at big-league camp. Matz, from Long Island and the team's top pick in 2009, received rave reviews from scouts. He tossed two scoreless innings in Grapefruit League play. Matz should open the season with Class A St. Lucie. Asked about the most positive thing about his camp experience, Matz said: "I got to face Yadier Molina and some big leaguers.
KFFL Mar 5, 2014
Cardinals | Yadier Molina behind the plate
St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina will make his spring debut behind the plate Wednesday, ...
Mets Blog | ESPN New York Mar 2, 2014
Long Island's Matz continues to impress
JUPITER, Fla. -- Steven Matz was a 15-year-old sophomore at Ward Melville High School in Stony Brook on Long Island when Yadier Molina crushed Mets fans with his Game 7 homer in the National League Championship Series on Oct. 19, 2006. Adam RubinSteven Matz tossed a scoreless inning Sunday in his Grapefruit League debut. Sunday, the first batter Matz happened to face in his first-ever Grapefruit League game happened to be Molina. The southpaw, who already has impressed scouts this spring training despite only pitching at low-A Savannah in 2013, fell behind Molina with three straight...
Viva El Birdos Feb 25, 2014
Catching Multiple Days in a Row Hurts Yadier Molina's Power
Yadier Molina is an integral part of the Cardinals' success. His glove has been excellent for a decade and his bat has nearly caught up the past three seasons. Unfortunately catching multiple days in a row has hurt Molina at that plate, lessening his power. Last week, Ben discussed the workload of Yadier Molina his status one of the most-used catchers in all of baseball. Molina's defense is clearly valuable to St. Louis, and St. Louis owes much of its success to his abilities behind the plate. In the last three seasons he taken his hitting new heights, turning himself into an MVP candidate....
KFFL Feb 24, 2014
Cardinals | Yadier Molina will play regularly later
Updating a previous report, St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina will make regular appearances in ...
KFFL Feb 24, 2014
Cardinals | Will ease Yadier Molina in
The St. Louis Cardinals will ease C Yadier Molina into spring training games to save ...
Viva El Birdos Feb 18, 2014
How Much Longer Can Yadier Molina Keep Up His Catching Workload?
Yadier Molina has been perhaps the hardest-working catcher in the majors since becoming the starting catcher in St. Louis. Entering his age 31 season, maybe it's about time the club had a plan to get him more rest. St. Louis Cardinals pitchers and catchers reported to camp in Jupiter, Florida last week. So naturally manager Mike Matheny fielded questions about pitchers and catchers from the media. One of those questions had to do with whether Matheny had a plan in place, different from a year ago, to get catcher Yadier Molina, the most indispensable Redbird, more rest in 2014. Per...
Viva El Birdos Feb 14, 2014
Hunt and Peck: Links of the Week
Spring is in the air... sort of. There are a lot of links to get to this week and I busted both my thumbs (long story) and typing is a bitter, cruel battle (don't get me started on buttons) that can only be compared to hitting an Adam Wainwright curveball, so I will be brief. There is about a 70% chance of precipitation today, it might already be snowing, but you know where is it warm(ish) and sunny(ish)? Jupiter, Florida. And if you are a pitcher or catcher (so basically Yadier Molina) in the Cardinals organization (and I guess you have been asked to be there), you should definitely...
