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Fare Thee Well 2021-22 (MLB Retirements)

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I realize 34 is an older age for catchers, but it seems to be an awful young age to retire when you just batted .304 and slugged .499.


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Fangraphs has him eighth all-time* in fWAR for catchers. That certainly supports his case, but the electorate has a real spotty record with regard to catchers.





* The seven guys ahead of him are all in, although number seven is Joe Torre who waited forever before making it in as a hybrid case seemingly honored more for his managerial career.


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Since 2010, Posey's rookie year, only Mike Trout has a higher WAR total than Posey.



And, yeah, he cited the cumulative physical toll as a reason for retiring, even with the top statistical season he had in 2021


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Wade Davis, who struck out Wilmer Flores to end the 2015 World Series on a tears of joylessness note, has announced his retirement. Last pitched in 2020, for the Rockies.


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Kyle Seager says good night to baseball after an eleven-year MLB career, all of it as a Mariner.


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I remember Lester dicking the Mets over as a Red Sox rookie, maybe his 4th or 5th career start. Tough son of a bitch



4th-- https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200606270.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200606270.shtml



I recalled him going 7 or 8 innings, not five. I don't recall Eli Marrero as a Met at all


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I was just doing some research that brought me into contact with Eli Marrero and was impressed when I noticed that in a mere 25 games as a Met, he logged time at six different positions, including the unlikely quinella (no guarantee I'm using that word correctly) of catcher, third base and all three outfield slots. That's a lot of versatility compressed into a short span.


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Eli was always versatile, but he had a bat that justified itself best at catcher.



By the time he reached the Mets, had been through cancer surgery and had had his thyroid removed. He couldn't take the day-to-day grind of catching any more, so he went from a catcher who could also bounce around as needed to a guy who bounced around as needed who could also catch.



There's a special place in the afterlife for guys who can serve as a backup catcher and utility guy on the same roster.


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From another (membership required) baseball board:



Travis Snider announced his retirement from baseball on Thursday.

The former top prospect hadn't played in the majors since way back in 2015 and struggled to a .174 batting average and .610 OPS over 63 games (167 plate appearances) last summer with the Triple-A affiliate of the Braves. Set to turn 34 years old early next month, Snider finishes with 435 total hits, 54 home runs, and a career .244/.311/.399 slash line in parts of eight major league seasons.


i remember when he was going to be the next big thing.



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Melky Cabrera, a Mets Summer Camper in COVID-crossed 2020, makes official the retirement that's been de facto since he last played in MLB in 2019.


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Dave Van Horne, Frick Award-winning announcer for the Expos and Marlins, will “effective” retire at 82 rather than accept an offer to call a limited slate of games.


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Gordon Beckham, another 2020 Mets Summer Camper who didn't make the bloated squad, retires. Last played in 2019. First played in 2009.


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In case you weren't certain if he was still active, Adrian Gonzalez has has announced his retirement. He last played in MLB in 2018, as a Met, but made a comeback with Guadalajara in the Mexican League last year.


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Umpire "Country" Joe West announced his retirement.

https://thespun.com/more/mlb/longtime-mlb-umpire-announces-his-retirement?fbclid=IwAR23ZmNat_suoj8UZjUsbeRz0-7YauTnAg5eVhdmPQGmGnrDvfq8PSPPcoEhttps://thespun.com/more/mlb/longtime-mlb-umpire-announces-his-retirement?fbclid=IwAR23ZmNat_suoj8UZjUsbeRz0-7YauTnAg5eVhdmPQGmGnrDvfq8PSPPcoE



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Just saw a tweet from Fergie Jenkins:

" I called Joe West to congratulate him on his retirement. He missed that call, too."



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