Cabrera isn't alone. Some other notable players who have made the switch to third base: JOE TORRE The catcher/first baseman made the switch in 1970 when St. Louis got Dick Allen and young catcher Ted Simmons of Southfield High was coming up. CAL RIPKEN...

Some other notable players who have made the switch to third base: JOE TORRE: The catcher/first baseman made the switch in 1970 when St. Louis got Dick Allen and young catcher Ted Simmons of Southfield High was coming up. CAL RIPKEN JR.: Third base is...

1980. On to the list: 10. Jorge Posada (1995–2011)— MVPs: 0, Gold Gloves: 0, Silver Sluggers: 5, All-Star Selections: 5, Home Runs: 275, RBIs: 1,065, Average/On Base Pct./Slugging: .273/.374/.474; Chosen: Posada’s accolades are just enough to beat out...

Milwaukee and Minneapolis are very, very cold today, so let's warm things up with an All-Time Lineups matchup: Brewers vs. Twins. The Twins certainly have the deeper pitching , but the Brewers' lineup is really solid. It's led by soon-to-be-former Brewe

I don't imagine Posada ever will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, nor should he necessarily, but he wouldn't be the worst catcher in the Hall if he was. More likely, he'll be lumped into the group of near-misses that includes Ted Simmons,...

The only problem: another top switch-hitting catcher, one whose career was as good if not better than Posada’s, was dismissed by Hall of Fame voters faster than Kim Kardashian dismissed Kris Humphries. Ted Simmons, who batted .285 with 248 homers and a...