Joe Mauer and Buster Posey combined innings at catcher:
17,175 Innings
Yadier Molina career innings at catcher:
18,294 Innings
Not taking anything away from the other two, but there may never be another catcher as durable as Yadi 💪🔥
The last time the Cardinals played a game without Pujols, Yadi, or Waino on the team was on October 16th, 2000.
- Bill Clinton was still in office
- 9/11 had not happened yet.
- Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn were not born yet.
End of an era.
Albert Pujols MLB ranks since 2000:
703 HRs - 1st
3384 Hits - 1st
2218 RBI - 1st
1914 Runs - 1st
89.9 fWAR - 1st
74.8 WPA - 1st
ESPN ranked him as the #1 baseball player but just the 24th ranked athlete since 2000.
Very few dominated an entire era like Albert did.
Paul Dejong hit 115 homeruns as a member of the Cardinals, which shattered the career HR mark by Cardinals shortstops which previously stood at 74.
He was an outstanding person and had a lot of good memories in St. Louis. I hope he does well in Toronto
Congratulations to Paul Goldschmidt on officially reaching 60 WAR! The only non-PED 1B with 60 WAR not in the hall:
Keith Hernandez (60.3)
Todd Helton (61.3) *lock 🔒
Joey Votto (64.5) *lock 🔒
Miguel Cabrera (67.2) *lock 🔒
Albert Pujols (101.7) *hmm 🤔
Last year, the Padres finished 82-80. They then got rid of Soto, Carpenter, Snell, Lugo, and Hader.
They then promoted Mike Shildt to manager and now have the 3rd best record in the NL.
He now has a great chance to win his 2nd manager of the year award 🏆
Jordan Walker is:
- 4 months younger than Elly de la Cruz
- 6 months younger than Francisco Alvarez
- 1 yr 9 months younger than Corbin Carroll
- 3 yrs 8 months younger than ONeil Cruz
He may not win rookie of the year, but he's going to be a STUD.