Sweeny Murti of WFAN in New York just reported that Jorge Posada will announce his retirement within the next two weeks.
This shouldn?t come as a big surprise. We already knew Posada wasn?t returning to the Yankees in 2012, but he hadn?t ruled out the possibility of continuing his career elsewhere. In fact, there were even rumors of the division-rival Rays expressing interest just two weeks ago. Still, it would have been weird to see him end his career in any other uniform.
Posada, 40,?batted just .235/.315/.398 with 14 home runs, 44 RBI and a .714 OPS over 387 plate appearances last season. If Murti?s report is indeed correct, he?ll end his 17-year major-league career with a .273 lifetime batting average and an .848 OPS to go along with 275 home runs, 1,065 RBI, five All-Star appearances and four World Series titles.
Those are fantastic offensive numbers for a catcher and while this sounds funny to say, one could argue that he?s actually a little underrated for his contributions as a Yankee. That?s what surrounding star power will do sometimes. He should make for an interesting Hall of Fame case.
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