Yadier Molina will probably make the Hall of Fame and will definitely make the Cardinals Hall of Fame. So it’s probably a reasonable expectation that he’s going to play here for as long as he wants. And he reportedly expressed his desire to play beyond 2020, when his current 3 year, $60 million deal ends. This is not a surprise. If you told past me that Yadi would play until he was 40-years-old, I’d say “yeah that sounds about right.”
Re-signing Yadi beyond 2020 brings about complications, namely playing time and salary. He’s going to need to play less at some point.