Tampa Bay Has Interest In Jorge Posada?
Despite coming off the worst season of his career, 40 year old Jorge Posada is drawing interest from a few teams. The Tampa Bay Rays are looking at using him as a first basemen, a designated hitter, or possibly as a backup catcher. But is he worthy of a spot?
There’s little chance Posada will see any time behind the plate. He caught a grand total of 6 innings last year, as New York was extremely reluctant to let him catch last year. With Jose Molina, Jose Labaton or Robinson Chirinos as catching options, the Rays likely won’t let him catch either. So Posada will be limited to first base or DH.
Posada’s always had an outstanding bat for a catcher, but at this point in his career he shouldn’t be considered an option at a critical offensive position. His 714 OPS was the worst of his career, and he’s unlikely to improve on that for 2012. While Posada has typically been equally effective against right and left handed pitching, he was a total liability against southpaws (277 OPS). He was useful against right handed pitching (814 OPS), so it’s possible he may have some value as a backup.
He’ll likely come cheap, which is one of the reasons why the Rays might be interested in him. However, he can’t hit, and his fielding is below average, so he doesn’t bring much to the team outside of the classic “veteran experience”.
Baltimore and Philadelphia also showed some interest in Posada. Although if Posada isn’t retiring, it’s surprising he hasn’t made a decision (assuming he was given an offer).
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