Hispanic Yankee Greats of Days Past: José Molina

For the next installment of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, I want to go all the way back to 2007 to reflect on the acquisition of former Yankees catcher José Molina. In an attempt to alleviate the knees of the 35-year-old, Jorge Posada, Brian Cashman and the front office traded for the catching savant, Molina, from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Posada was in the midst of one of his best seasons where he hit for a 157 wRC+ and .338 batting average. Even so, you can never have too much catching, leading to the Yankees’ acquisition of the veteran, Molina.