View Full Version : SI Players MLB Poll Who is the best all-around catcher in baseball?


Petey Arms
08-13-2008, 11:33 AM
Russell Martin, Dodgers......30%
Joe Mauer, Twins......17%
Iván Rodriguez, Yankees......14%
Jason Varitek, Red Sox......10%
Brian McCann, Braves......9%

[Based on a survey of 449 MLB players]

FAST FACTS: Players could not vote for a teammate.... Mauer led big league catchers with a .315 batting average through Sunday; McCann led with 21 homers.... Rodriguez, acquired by New York on July 30, had a 31.6% caught-stealing rate this season, best among these five top vote getters..... Martin, hitting .286 with 53 RBIs, had caught 902 innings, third most in the majors.

skipdrums
08-13-2008, 11:38 AM
Yadier Molina.

grim
08-13-2008, 12:02 PM
martin had been hitting over .300 all season but he has been slumpin since the break

ryandg811
08-13-2008, 03:21 PM
Yadier Molina. i can't believe he's not in the top 5 at least! he's got a cannon for an arm and opposing teams don't even try to run on him. the molina/pujols pick off on first has got to be the best in the majors.