yanks acquired jose molina

ccvle · Post #1 » by **ccvle** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:26 am

just heard it on the radio

AGGiE · Post #2 » by **AGGiE** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:28 am

Yankees acquire catcher Jose Molina from the Angels for 26 year old 40th round pick AA pitcher Jeff Kenard.

I dont know what to think about this deal, Molina is not what he used to be... and just when Nieves started to hit and play well... boom gone quicker then an A-Bomb. :lol:

Ballings7 · Post #3 » by **Ballings7** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:33 am

Decent move. An upgrade on Nieves to some amount.

Post #4 » by **PR07** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:54 am

I like it. He's better both offensively and defensively. Kennard may have been able to become a solid but nothing special setup guy, so it's not a big loss.

cmaff051 · Post #5 » by **cmaff051** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:16 am

Good, shrewd move by Cash. I like it.

Losing Kennard is no big deal, trust me.

Boricuaenlaluna · Post #6 » by **Boricuaenlaluna** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:17 am

Cool! Yet another Boricua catcher in the Yankees.

34Celtic · Post #7 » by **34Celtic** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:27 am

decent move?????????????????????!!!!!!????????!!!?

F-ing awesome....great move Cash

Pharmcat · Post #8 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:35 am

refresh my memory, which Molina is this one? arent there like of them in the leagues and all of em catchers? :dontknow:

Ballings7 · Post #9 » by **Ballings7** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:17 am

Well I haven't seen a lot of J. Molina or know too much about him other than some things here and there.

I'll go with it being better than decent then.

Bay_Areas_Finest · Post #10 » by **Bay_Areas_Finest** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:22 pm

The Kandi Man Rocks wrote:refresh my memory, which Molina is this one? arent there like of them in the leagues and all of em catchers?

Pretty sure there is just Benji and Jose.

Jose Molina is not quite as good at the plate, but his arm is better than his brothers.

He's nothing great, but still a nice move by the Yanks to solidify the backup position.

34Celtic · Post #11 » by **34Celtic** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:28 pm

Yaddier Molina on the Cards as well. He's probably going to be the best when all is said and done. I think theres a fourth in the minors somewhere.

But Molina is an upgrade offensively over Nieves, he plays solid defense and is slow as molasses.

DakkaFromNyc · Post #12 » by **DakkaFromNyc** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:32 pm

Not mad bout this trade so decent trade it was

Boricuaenlaluna · Post #13 » by **Boricuaenlaluna** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:41 pm

The Kandi Man Rocks wrote:refresh my memory, which Molina is this one? arent there like of them in the leagues and all of em catchers?

Meet Los Molina. From top to bottom: Jos

Post #14 » by **HCYanks** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:59 pm

While he's technically an offensive upgrade over Nieves, he's still an awful hitter, and ideally will only be seeing PT when Posada really needs a rest.