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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Yadi is making the case daily that he is the best defensive catcher evah. I don't know if that alone gets you in the HOF. But, now he is putting together these .300+ BA seasons............he just might get in now.
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Catchers are often judged, fairly or unfairly, by the number of titles they win.
Well, Yadi has backstopped 2 of them now and there aren't a ton of guys that can say that. He'll probably end up with somewhere near 10 GGs and by the time his career closes he'll have very solid offensive numbers.
Give him 3 more years similar two the last 2 and then 2 more years similar to the 4 before that and he's in the Hall with relative ease.
It's really amazing how he's developed as a hitter. I mentioned it elsewhere, but he's essentially a miniature version of Pujols in his prime - there's just not a good place to pitch him. He obviously doesn't have the power that Pujols had, but he's patient and he will take what a pitcher gives him. He's an outstanding professional hitter and hopefully he'll get a little more MVP consideration this year.