Post by Cardinals GM - Chris on Feb 1, 2017 15:30:05 GMT -6
Previous contract - $8,000,000 (2016)
New Offer - $5,000,000 (2017 NTC) (2019)
There's not too much to compare with when it comes to resigns
Posey resigned last year for $12,000,000 for 3 years at age 28.
McCann resigned in 2014 for $9,000,000 for 5 years at age 29.
Molina is currently 34 and who knows how long he'll stay as a C.
Last season stats:
.307 AVG (Tied 1st in Cs)
8 HRs (Tied 24th in Cs)
58 RBIs (Tied 9th in Cs)
534 ABs (2nd in Cs)
Posey hit .318 with 19 HRs & 95 RBIs in 557 ABs in 2015 before the resign in 2016.
Both are high AVG career hitting Cs (Molina .286 & Posey .307), but Molina is 6 years older at time of resign.
McCann hit .256 with 20 HRs & 57 RBIs in 429 ABs in 2013 before resign in 2015.
McCann has hit 20+ HRs every year since '08. Molina has hit 20+ HRs in 1 out of 12 seasons (2012).
Looking at FAs from last year:
Martin (age 33) $9,000,000/4yrs
Martin hit .240 with 23 HRs & 77 RBIs in 441 ABs in 2015 before being signed last year.
Cervelli (age 29) $6,000,000/4yrs
Cervelli hit .295 with 7 HRs and 43 RBIs in 451 ABs in 2015 before being signed last year.
It's safe to say that Molina is not the offensive powerhouse like Posey/McCann/Martin, so I can't see paying anything close to those salaries.
I look at age as the biggest factor with Molina. He might not even end up playing 3 more years and he's not going to put up any spectacular fantasy numbers unless he meets up with Barry Bonds at some point.
New Offer - $5,000,000 (2017 NTC) (2019)
There's not too much to compare with when it comes to resigns
Posey resigned last year for $12,000,000 for 3 years at age 28.
McCann resigned in 2014 for $9,000,000 for 5 years at age 29.
Molina is currently 34 and who knows how long he'll stay as a C.
Last season stats:
.307 AVG (Tied 1st in Cs)
8 HRs (Tied 24th in Cs)
58 RBIs (Tied 9th in Cs)
534 ABs (2nd in Cs)
Posey hit .318 with 19 HRs & 95 RBIs in 557 ABs in 2015 before the resign in 2016.
Both are high AVG career hitting Cs (Molina .286 & Posey .307), but Molina is 6 years older at time of resign.
McCann hit .256 with 20 HRs & 57 RBIs in 429 ABs in 2013 before resign in 2015.
McCann has hit 20+ HRs every year since '08. Molina has hit 20+ HRs in 1 out of 12 seasons (2012).
Looking at FAs from last year:
Martin (age 33) $9,000,000/4yrs
Martin hit .240 with 23 HRs & 77 RBIs in 441 ABs in 2015 before being signed last year.
Cervelli (age 29) $6,000,000/4yrs
Cervelli hit .295 with 7 HRs and 43 RBIs in 451 ABs in 2015 before being signed last year.
It's safe to say that Molina is not the offensive powerhouse like Posey/McCann/Martin, so I can't see paying anything close to those salaries.
I look at age as the biggest factor with Molina. He might not even end up playing 3 more years and he's not going to put up any spectacular fantasy numbers unless he meets up with Barry Bonds at some point.
