Capra Hardball Dynasty League

It’s been a fun season watching a young star take his first swings in the majors.   Before injuring himself a few game-weeks ago, Leyson Molina was batting .285 with 16 home runs and 42 RBI in 78 games.   But, his bat was slow in arriving from AAA.   While I was waiting for him to go on the tear that brought his average up 80 points, I was really interested in his defense.   What’s he going to be like at the big league level?   Is he average?   Is his 90 range going to get him a Gold Glove some day when he’s done maturing?   For the first time in a long time, I found myself reading box scores and paying close attention to his defense particularly.   I've never been one to comb the box scores for fielding excellence, but Molina changed that.   When he wasn't hitting I started to notice his fielding too, and he started his career ignominiously with that rare .000 fielding game at short: no putouts, no assists, no errors on zero chances. He's since had several games