MLB: The All-30 and Over Team

Catcher: Yadier Molina (St.Louis Cardinals) (33)

Yadier Molina has been at the top of the list in terms of the catchers in the league for many years now. He does everything you want a catcher to do. While he is perhaps still the best defensive backstop in the game today, as you can see by his eight consecutive gold gloves,  Molina still manages to produce an above-average offensive output for catchers.

Usually, catchers that are the age of Molina’s will either focus in their defense as their offensive numbers diminish, or they will change positions in order to keep their offensive output. So what Molina is doing even while catching so many games in his career is pretty incredible.

Even at 33 years old, Molina is hitting for a .333 batting average, with an impressive .410 on-base percentage to start the season. He might have arguably been passed as the best in the major leagues by Buster Posey who remains in his prime, but what Molina is doing both behind and at the plate at this age as a catcher is pushing him up the list as one of the greatest to ever play the position. He was a shoe-in at this spot with many of the league’s best backstops under 30 years of age.

Second Team: Francisco Cervelli (Pittsburgh Pirates) (30)

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