Jorge Posada looks ageless with the bat but his shoulder is a mess and will require surgery in the off season. For a catcher that wasn't very good with the glove to begin with this injury could prove disasterous. It looks like he'll spend the rest of the season sharing time at 1B and DH while catching sporadically. But the implications on our future go beyond his position. If he can no longer be a full time catcher, his bat will be much less valuable at 1b and DH, and we'll have to deal with a Molina type more often. Furthermore, if he's stuck at either of those positions for four years (dumb contract), will the team shy away from signing 1b Mark Teixeira? Son of a....
Derek Jeter's defensive liability has been well documented. After an off season of training to improve his lateral movement the results are better, but still not good (UZR of -10 through 6/7). He needs to move. Heck, he should have moved when we acquired A-Rod, but so much for putting your team first, eh Captain? Anyway.... What is up with his bat? He's career 121 OPS+ hitter that is currently sitting at 99. Many speculate that the HBP he took off his hand has thrown off his game and we think there's some validity to that thought. He'll probably bounce back in the second half. Going forward, though, he's likely to see his numbers start declining as he'll be 35 next year.
Losing these two elite offensive players at key defensive positions will mean we'll need more production elsewhere.
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