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jeheinz72 · 06-22-2005, 05:07 PM

Catchers

As usual, we’ll start with our catchers on the recap. Basically Thiessen was our starter all year, with Hui backing up. Thiessen did go down for 5 weeks in late May, and Hui got the majority of the action with Salazar getting the call-up.

Byron Thiessen
.290 Avg, 493 AB, 4 HR, 57 RBI, .323 OBP, .367 Slg

Actually, a solid season from Thiessen, who hit just .243 last year. He opened the season as you may recall with a 20-game hit streak and just kept getting hits, nearly double last seasons total with 143. Fatigue caught him late in the year as he ended just hitting .221 in 122 S/O at-bats. Defensively he was solid, throwing out 32.9% of would-be basestealers, though he did make 11 errors.

MangLi Hui
.284 Avg, 194 AB, 2 HR, 18 RBI, .329 OBP, .366 Slg

The best season yet from Hui, as he finally got both his OBP and SLG over .300. In his time in June starting for Thiessen he hit .282 with a .697 OPS. He seems to be very inconsistent, and if he could hit to his 8 contact rating, he would win the job from Thiessen. He was poor defensively, committing 5 errors for a .967 F% and throwing out just 7 of 37 stealers (18.9%)

Joaquin Salazar
.217 in 23 Abs, 1 HR and 3 RBI
Salazar saw just a touch of action in June and was alright. He hit 23 HR’s in AAA, but it looks for now like he’ll be 3rd on the depth chart at best. He is a very good defender, and this season played 58 flawless innings in the field while throwing out 5 of 8 stealers.

First Base

Ray Festa
.221, 497 AB, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 87 BB, .339 OBP, .404 Slg

Festa had an odd season, besting his career high in homers by 4, but with his lowest career average. His .743 OPS was 2 points higher than last year but he was obviously hit and miss. He did reach base 197 times and with no heir apparent, he’ll have the job next season as well. He was a solid defender. He made 16 errors, but still had a .989 F%.

Melvin Hagberg
.234, 107 Abs, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 9 2B, .272 OBP, .430 SLG

For the 2nd straight year, Hagberg stayed only on the big club where he was a solid backup. He even managed a .904 OPS in 41 pinch-hit at-bats and hit 3 pinch-hit homers. His strikeout rate dropped from 1 per 6 at-bats to 1 per 10. In the field, he made just 1 error in 36 games (182 innings) covering 1B, LF and RF.

Chet Rinehart
.222, 18 AB, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB, .440 OBP, .444 SLG

Big Chet finally made it back to the big club with a September call-up after spending all of 2011 in AAA. He did very well, especially with his forte, the walk (7 in 25 appearances). He has hit 64 AAA Homers over the last 2 seasons, and he’ll more than likely have a chance to add to that total in 2013.

Next up: Middle Infielders

06-22-2005, 05:07 PM	#49
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,164	Catchers and First Basemen Catchers As usual, we’ll start with our catchers on the recap. Basically Thiessen was our starter all year, with Hui backing up. Thiessen did go down for 5 weeks in late May, and Hui got the majority of the action with Salazar getting the call-up. Byron Thiessen .290 Avg, 493 AB, 4 HR, 57 RBI, .323 OBP, .367 Slg Actually, a solid season from Thiessen, who hit just .243 last year. He opened the season as you may recall with a 20-game hit streak and just kept getting hits, nearly double last seasons total with 143. Fatigue caught him late in the year as he ended just hitting .221 in 122 S/O at-bats. Defensively he was solid, throwing out 32.9% of would-be basestealers, though he did make 11 errors. MangLi Hui .284 Avg, 194 AB, 2 HR, 18 RBI, .329 OBP, .366 Slg The best season yet from Hui, as he finally got both his OBP and SLG over .300. In his time in June starting for Thiessen he hit .282 with a .697 OPS. He seems to be very inconsistent, and if he could hit to his 8 contact rating, he would win the job from Thiessen. He was poor defensively, committing 5 errors for a .967 F% and throwing out just 7 of 37 stealers (18.9%) Joaquin Salazar .217 in 23 Abs, 1 HR and 3 RBI Salazar saw just a touch of action in June and was alright. He hit 23 HR’s in AAA, but it looks for now like he’ll be 3rd on the depth chart at best. He is a very good defender, and this season played 58 flawless innings in the field while throwing out 5 of 8 stealers. First Base Ray Festa .221, 497 AB, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 87 BB, .339 OBP, .404 Slg Festa had an odd season, besting his career high in homers by 4, but with his lowest career average. His .743 OPS was 2 points higher than last year but he was obviously hit and miss. He did reach base 197 times and with no heir apparent, he’ll have the job next season as well. He was a solid defender. He made 16 errors, but still had a .989 F%. Melvin Hagberg .234, 107 Abs, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 9 2B, .272 OBP, .430 SLG For the 2nd straight year, Hagberg stayed only on the big club where he was a solid backup. He even managed a .904 OPS in 41 pinch-hit at-bats and hit 3 pinch-hit homers. His strikeout rate dropped from 1 per 6 at-bats to 1 per 10. In the field, he made just 1 error in 36 games (182 innings) covering 1B, LF and RF. Chet Rinehart .222, 18 AB, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB, .440 OBP, .444 SLG Big Chet finally made it back to the big club with a September call-up after spending all of 2011 in AAA. He did very well, especially with his forte, the walk (7 in 25 appearances). He has hit 64 AAA Homers over the last 2 seasons, and he’ll more than likely have a chance to add to that total in 2013. Next up: Middle Infielders __________________ Join The Dugout!