The Gold Glove catcher has nine home runs, which ties him for second in the National League with Buster Posey. Both Posey and Molina sit behind San Diego Padres catcher, Austin Hedges, who has eleven. Already surpassing his home run total from last year, Yadier Molina has undergone a power surge that could see him end with twenty or more home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Yadi’s fly ball rates, K-rates and other advanced statistics this season are near identical to his 2012 campaign when he finished 4th in MVP voting with career highs in home runs (22), SLG (.