And I don't blame them.
Two years ago when the Yankees brought Tony Pena on board, Posada became one of the best throwing catchers in all of baseball. I remember a series in Tampa Bay when he threw out Carl Crawford twice. That season Posada threw out 38 of 102 would-be basestealers, a 37.5 percent clip that ranked behind only Ivan Rodriguez and Ramon Hernandez in the AL.
This year, with a shoulder that will be operated on next offseason, Posada has only thrown out six of 35. His 17.1 percentage is better than only one other regular catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia of Texas (he's six of 36).