Yadier Molina is pretty widely regarded as a premier defensive catcher and that was that basis for the long term contract he signed prior to last season. His defensive excellence was finally recognized by the voting public when he won his first Gold Glove following the ’08 season. Still, as I noted back in September, ’08 was Molina’s worst season behind the plate. Fortunately for the Cards, it was Yadi’s best season standing next to the plate so his relatively poor season defensively (compared to previous Yadi seasons) was largely forgotten by Cards’ fans and the Gold Glove voters (ironically).
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