Neither! You start with a younger star, particularly a catcher like San Francisco's Buster Posey (2010 Rookie Of The Year). A catcher's responsibility is enormous in calling a game and when you get a good one that can also hit and is defensive gem, build the team around him IMHO.
Jake T
Posey came up last May. Didn't even start the season with the Giants but rather in AAA in Fresno. Once with the Giants, he hit .305 with 406 AB and 18 HR, 23 2B, and 67 RBI's. He will be a consistent .300 hitter his entire career as he has a sweet swing and hits balanced to all fields. He is an exceptional catcher and has a cannon for an arm as he played shortstop in college as well. Johnny Bench even commented that he is the best young catcher he has seen in a generation and Bench was critical to making the Big Red Machine what it was! Posey was the key ingredient to the Giants winning the World Series last year. He managed the pitching staff impecably. Catchers are the quarterbacks of MLB teams.
Posey came up last May. Didn't even start the season with the Giants but rather in AAA in Fresno. Once with the Giants, he hit .305 with 406 AB and 18 HR, 23 2B, and 67 RBI's. He will be a consistent .300 hitter his entire career as he has a sweet swing and hits balanced to all fields. He is an exceptional catcher and has a cannon for an arm as he played shortstop in college as well. Johnny Bench even commented that he is the best young catcher he has seen in a generation and Bench was critical to making the Big Red Machine what it was! Posey was the key ingredient to the Giants winning the World Series last year. He managed the pitching staff impecably. Catchers are the quarterbacks of MLB teams.
i think pujols health will really be problem iin a few years so id say cabrera im sure his drinking problem is no worse than half the league he just has bud luck and gets caught
but if you start a team with anyone its got to be either cargo, tulo, or longoria i mean gold glove at their postion at top hitter at it too
but if you start a team with anyone its got to be either cargo, tulo, or longoria i mean gold glove at their postion at top hitter at it too
Not even close! Cabrera. Pujols starting to make errors, and MAYBE has 3-5 years left before his motor skills begin to become more noticably weakened. A neurologist friend of mine, interestingly, was just mentioning this the other day. I really would not want to start with either of them. I'd prefer a younger up and coming star, and "roll the dice" with him! These two are near the twilight of their careers, certainly not the prime!
Fat Harry
Fat Harry
Pujols is about to be a free agent and asking for $30 million per year. Cabrera is already locked up for the next six years. That is a much bigger factor than the age. Just because the average career arc sees a decline at age 30 doesn't mean anything. Pujols has been an aberration his entire career
If I'm starting a franchise, I'm treating it more like a toy than a business, but still have to take the sure thing with Cabrera rather than go through the negotiations with Pujols
If I'm starting a franchise, I'm treating it more like a toy than a business, but still have to take the sure thing with Cabrera rather than go through the negotiations with Pujols
