Here's the basics of what we're trying to do. These posts will remain open until right before the beginning of the season.

Jorge Posada - Catcher
Age: 34 Years Old (Turns 35 in August).

3-Year History:

SEASON G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2003 142 481 83 135 24 0 30 101 93 110 2 4 .281 .405 .518 .923
2004 137 449 72 122 31 0 21 81 88 92 1 3 .272 .400 .481 .881
2005 142 474 67 124 23 0 19 71 66 94 1 0 .262 .352 .430 .782


Outlook: To this point in his career, Jorge Posada has been one of a rare breed - a switch-hitting catcher who can hit with both patience and power. However, he's not getting any younger (34 on opening day) and you can see the pretty steep decline of his hitting stats over the course of the past three years. That being said, I am still willing to give Jorge the benefit of the doubt that he hasn't completely fallen off and attribute some of that last year's failures to both injury and bad luck. He had an absolutely horrendous July (.169/.259/.324 for a .583 OPS) which I think kept his overall numbers artificially lower than what he can still produce. He still has a good eye at the plate and as he showed in the second half of the year, still has some pop in his bat (.447 SLG vs. .416 SLG before the All-Star Break). The days of a .400 OBP and .475 SLG are probably gone but there should still be some life in Posada's bat and while he remains one of the top-tier catchers in baseball, he's no longer in the top 3. (Also, SG over at RLYW has a look at Posada (and Stinnett) if you want to check that out before making your predictions.)

Please post your predictions for the following stat line in the comments section:

AB R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG