The St. Louis lose Yadier Molina to injury

Blogged under Front Page, Injuries, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Thursday 31 May 2007 at 3:31 pm

The Cardinals have placed starting catcher Yadier Molina on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left wrist.  Molina will miss 4-6 weeks with this injury.  The Cardinals have recalled catcher Brian Esposito from AAA ball to replace Molina on the roster.  But, Espostio had big problems in the minors so far this season as he played 36 games there and he was only 20 for 115 (.174 avg, .465 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs.  Esposito will likely just back up Gary Bennett who likely will take over as the starting catcher until Molina is ready to return.  Bennett has played in 18 games this season for the Cards and he’s 10 for 48 (.208 avg, .428 OPS) with 4 runs scored and 2 RBIs.  Bennett has never been much of a hitter and it’s possible that the Cardinals will look to make a trade for a catcher to start for them.

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