Quick Hit: Francisco Cervelli vs. Brian McCann

Both the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates made the postseason in 2015 as the first Wild Card winner and both teams unfortunately went out in the one-game playoff. While the Pirates season was much more impressive winning 98 wins the New York Yankees did well enough to win 87 games and stick around for most of the 2015 season. Many fans were left wondering what the Yankees could have done differently and what Brian Cashman could have done to help the team, does that include not trading Francisco Cervelli in favor of signing current catcher Brian McCann?

That's probably a question too tough to answer as both were durable and key parts of the team, the pitching staff and the defense as both catchers controlled the running game exceptionally well in 2015. The Yankees have a very left-handed heavy lineup and Cervelli is right-handed but is that enough to make fans miss him over McCann? Let's the stats do the talking and leave your comments in the comments section of the post.

McCann:

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2015	135	535	465	68	108	15	26	94	0	52	97	.232	.320	.437	.756	107

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Cervelli:

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2015	130	510	451	56	133	17	7	43	1	46	94	.295	.370	.401	.771	113

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