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Welcome to Bleacher Report’s series highlighting the best and brightest for every MLB franchise at each position over the last 25 years!
Up next, the catchers.
While there are a handful of no-brainer selections, such as Salvador Pérez for the Kansas City Royals, Joe Mauer for the Minnesota Twins, Buster Posey for the San Francisco Giants and Yadier Molina for the St. Louis Cardinals, most of the picks required at least some level of debate.
Since we’re focusing on the last 25 years, only statistics compiled since the start of the 2000 season were eligible for consideration. That meant someone like three-time All-Star Jason Kendall, who was still active during the 2000s but well past his prime, does not get credit for his entire career body of work—only what he did from 2000 forward.
Offense, defense, individual accolades, and postseason success were all factors in determining each team’s best second baseman. In a tight race, peak production was valued over a larger, less impressive body of work.