When Andy Pettitte retired he said it was because he didn’t have the hunger anymore. No one will ever accuse a Molina of not being sufficiently hungry. For Bengie, it comes down to the Benjamins:
“We haven’t decided yet. There’s a couple of [teams interested], but they’re not offering what we want, for sure. I don’t know right now what’s going to happen.”
If Molina is looking for starting catcher money he may be waiting a while. Yes, he had a couple of big hits in the postseason, but overall he hit .249/.297/.326 last year, and that’s poor even for a catcher. He’d be a great backup option, but it sounds like he’s looking for something more grand.
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- Jeremiah Graves - Feb 8, 2011 at 11:15 AM
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The Twins don’t have a legit backup catcher (sorry Butera) on the roster right now, so if Bengie wants to eschew some of the cash and focus on joining a contender, that’d make a lot of sense.
The Red Sox are still pretty unsettled at catcher with ‘Tek and Salty jockeying for position.
