FACTS/FLUKES: Posey, Middlebrooks, D. Peralta, Harang, Grilli

Posey as reliable as they come at catcher position ... After a bit of a down year by his standards in 2013, Buster Posey (C, SF) had another monster season in 2014. He was deservedly the top catcher off the board in most drafts this spring. Will he justify the cost?

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%    G/L/F   h%  HctX   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  ===  ===  ====
2012  530  24  .336  .301   12   82  47/25/29  38   113  137  104  19%
2013  520  15  .294  .279   10   87  47/20/33  32   116  103  116  10%
2014  547  22  .311  .298    8   87  42/24/34  32   131  113  121  13%

It's difficult to find a flaw in Posey's skill set:

  • An elite contact rate and a lot of hard hit balls indicate he's a...

Almost!

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