The Cardinals have activated Yadier Molina from the 10-day injured list, per the Athletic’s Katie Woo (via Twitter). Molina is in the lineup for today’s game against the Rockies. Molina last appeared in a game on April 26th.
Ali Sanchez has been optioned to Triple-A. Sanchez, 24, made just one start, going 1-for-3 with a double. Most of the playing time has been taken by Andrew Knizner, the presumptive catcher of the future, should Molina ever slow down. The 26-year-old Knizner has slashed .208/.276/.264 through 58 plate appearances.
As for Molina, he’ll continue in his 18th career season. When we saw him last, he was as good as he’s ever been with the stick, slashing .326/.366/.631 with five home runs in 71 plate appearances.
Let’s hope he picks up where he left off at the plate.
0 for 3 with a strikeout????
They probably mean his 323/366/631 for a 997 OPS. Off to a great start
He did.
Great to have him back in the lineup.
Hope he stays healthy here on out.
Molina should activate his retirement
Why? He is a top 5 catcher in the MLB right now…you might hate him but you have to respect his game at the age of 39
Top 5? Did Realmuto, Vazquez, Salvy, Grandal, McCann, Will Smith, Carson Kelly, Barnhart, Narvaez, Stassi, Posey, Sean Murphy, and Danny Jansen all die?
Never listen to anyone with “69” or “420” in their handle.
Maybe it was the year he was born.
Must be a Cubs fan
You need to check your stats for 2021…Yadi is better than everyone but Posey and Kelly on your list.
Troll
I think we need to rephrase “he is slashing .208”. I guess it is all relative.
“Slashing” isnt meant to describe how someone is hitting, Sherlock. Slash is a reference to the slash lines in between the numbers.
Hahaha
Thank you Dr. Watson for the education.
Woah. Did this guy really just discover what “slash” means? Yikes.
Doubled in a run today. For a guy considering retirement I’d say he’s doing quite well. Not to mention all the things he does that organizations value in a catcher. He’s an advent student of hitters and plays with fire. Many organizations give up a catchers bat to get what he brings to the table. Do I think he’ll continue to hit this well? No. But he doesn’t have to. Wainwright didn’t look to bad himself today either. I wouldn’t put him with the best these days but he’s on a streak that rivals some high price catchers. Money aside I’d take the Royals Perez he’s the total package and likely to sustain it for a long time. But don’t knock Molina for what he’s done and doing