Even though Molina is slow as molases he ended up hitting like .285 with 19 homers and almost 60 RBI. If you look at other AL playoff teams and the production they get from their catchers it becomes pretty clear that Greg Zaun isn't enough and that you need to get at least Molina type numbers there. Joe Mauer, Jorge Posada, Pudge Rodriguez, and Jason Kendal all make important contributions to their teams.
Overall a pretty good year for the Jays. You do have to wonder what if Burnet and Chacin only miss like 3 weeks each instead of 8. Could the team have put themselves in position to win the extra 9-10 games they needed?
Dump Adams, and dump Towers and I think that would pretty much get rid of the remaining dead weight on the team with Hinske and Schoenweiss gone.
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