Abraham: Posada Will Stay In New York

good

hopefully the dodgers sign arod so the yanks dont see a single 1st round pick from another team

I don't see Posada leaving New York, given his son's health. He was diagnosed with craniosynostosis when he was ten days old, and has had five major brain surgeries. All of his doctors are in New York, and I don't think Posada would leave them and put his son at any kind of risk for a few million dollars extra. Plus, as Abraham points out, he recently expanded his apartment in New York.

That isn't to say the biggest offer won't come from New York - chances are it will. But other suiters aren't realistic possibilities in my mind.

I may have to cease being a Mets fan if Omar gives him more than 3 years. The Yanks have the luxury of putting him at DH when he inevitably breaks down in the next year or two. Obviously the Mets don't have that option, so anything over 3 years is a HUGE risk.

I'd be much happier with Castro and Lo Duca, Torrealba, Shoppach, etc.

I thought the Jays already had an old catcher who has problems throwing runners out. Yep, just checked we do. Maybe DH ? Nope, we got an old ass DHing too.

Now Michael Barrett, he's a real option for catcher!!

Mets fans will forever be skeptical of moving a Catcher to 1B since the days of the Mike Piazza experiment along those lines. Does Posada have any experience playing first in the past? Being an AL player and a decent defensive Catcher, I somehow doubt it.

Posada was brought up as a middle infielder, not a catcher. He started as a second baseman. He therefore has less wear on his knees, and also has some experience playing the infield. It would be more feasible to move him to first base than most other catchers.

Logic would say that Posada would be something of a commodity. Catchers with plus offensive skills are hard to come by. It's too bad that whatever team signs him will have to, in effect, sign a check for the last 3 seasons and not the next 3. It'd be astonishing if Posada makes his next contract look good.

Well, he can't be much worse than Delgado, can he?