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Birth Date8-16-1980
Height6' 0"
Weight200 lbs
Age32 years, 9 months, 6 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.52009
1.72010
1.52011
2.02012
0.82013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2007 CIN 26 5 11 10 3 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .248 0.2 -0.0 0.0
2008 CIN 27 31 98 85 9 23 2 0 2 31 10 9 3 0 0 9 0 0 .271 .367 .365 .243 3.6 0.6 0.4
2009 CIN 28 90 293 251 22 66 6 1 3 83 37 31 2 1 2 11 0 0 .263 .361 .331 .246 12.1 2.6 1.5
2010 CIN 29 70 243 203 25 61 11 0 5 87 33 21 4 2 1 40 0 0 .300 .405 .429 .295 17.1 -0.6 1.7
2011 CIN 30 91 304 266 27 71 6 0 6 95 35 32 2 0 1 31 0 0 .267 .356 .357 .269 15.7 -1.9 1.5
2012 CIN 31 112 371 317 25 87 14 0 2 107 44 37 3 3 4 24 0 0 .274 .365 .338 .256 18.7 -0.2 2.0
2013 CIN 32 20 73 62 6 10 0 0 1 13 8 6 1 1 1 5 0 1 .161 .264 .210 .202 -0.5 0.2 -0.0
Career4191393119411732140119420168138157912201.269.364.352.26066.90.67.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2002 DYT A 6 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DYT A 92 359 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LOU AAA 1 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 POT A+ 119 498 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .323 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CHT AA 100 390 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .355 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 CHT AA 56 150 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .301 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 LOU AAA 8 19 .275 .252 .320 .374 .000 .182 96 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CIN MLB 5 11 .248 .252 .313 .415 .000 .375 105 -0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
2007 CHT AA 60 247 .307 .264 .332 .401 .000 .337 108 12.4 7.0 4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 LOU AAA 41 150 .218 .261 .334 .400 .000 .265 104 -6.8 4.2 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 CIN MLB 31 98 .243 .268 .326 .426 .000 .284 105 -1.8 2.7 1.7 0.6 0.1 3.6 0.4 3.6 0.4
2008 LOU AAA 75 311 .259 .268 .332 .420 .000 .364 105 -0.4 8.3 5.1 -1.1 -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CIN MLB 90 293 .246 .259 .323 .404 .000 .289 100 -4.5 8.1 5 2.6 -0.3 12.1 1.5 12.1 1.5
2009 LOU AAA 5 19 .358 .285 .344 .415 .000 .389 96 2 0.5 0.3 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CIN MLB 70 243 .295 .259 .322 .399 .000 .313 103 8.7 6.8 4 -0.6 -1.4 17.1 1.7 17.1 1.7
2010 LOU AAA 13 52 .220 .262 .329 .413 .000 .275 101 -2.3 1.4 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CIN MLB 91 304 .269 .256 .311 .394 .000 .285 106 2.7 5.2 4.9 -1.9 0.9 15.7 1.5 15.7 1.5
2012 CIN MLB 112 371 .256 .253 .310 .398 .000 .302 106 -1.5 6.4 6 -0.2 0.4 18.7 2.0 18.7 2.0
2013 CIN MLB 20 73 .202 .257 .316 .394 .264 .161 101 -4.2 2.0 1.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0
2013 LOU AAA 3 9 .308 .278 .362 .432 .284 .429 96 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.1
CareerMLB1393.259.257.316.400.256.289103-1.235.823.10.2-0.267.77.167.77.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2002 DYT A 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .091 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DYT A 359 43 86 12 0 1 31 40 44 3 4 .277 .365 .325 .048 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 LOU AAA 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 POT A+ 498 58 127 21 0 5 56 49 51 6 5 .296 .372 .380 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CHT AA 390 45 107 14 1 4 29 50 41 4 1 .321 .415 .405 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 CHT AA 150 17 31 2 0 0 14 19 23 0 0 .246 .354 .262 .016 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 LOU AAA 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 .154 .421 .154 .000 .275 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CIN MLB 11 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .100 .248 0.2 -0.0 0.0
2007 CHT AA 247 30 59 14 1 3 27 41 30 0 2 .299 .424 .426 .127 .307 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2007 LOU AAA 150 16 32 5 0 1 9 14 15 0 0 .252 .322 .315 .063 .218 0.0 0.6 0.0
2008 CIN MLB 98 9 23 2 0 2 9 10 9 0 0 .271 .367 .365 .094 .243 3.6 0.6 0.4
2008 LOU AAA 311 37 88 14 0 4 35 25 39 1 0 .324 .394 .419 .096 .259 0.0 -1.1 0.0
2009 CIN MLB 293 22 66 6 1 3 11 37 31 0 0 .263 .361 .331 .068 .246 12.1 2.6 1.5
2009 LOU AAA 19 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .389 .421 .500 .111 .358 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2010 CIN MLB 243 25 61 11 0 5 40 33 21 0 0 .300 .405 .429 .128 .295 17.1 -0.6 1.7
2010 LOU AAA 52 6 11 3 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 .239 .327 .304 .065 .220 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2011 CIN MLB 304 27 71 6 0 6 31 35 32 0 0 .267 .356 .357 .090 .269 15.7 -1.9 1.5
2012 CIN MLB 371 25 87 14 0 2 24 44 37 0 0 .274 .365 .338 .063 .256 18.7 -0.2 2.0
2013 CIN MLB 73 6 10 0 0 1 5 8 6 0 1 .161 .264 .210 .048 .202 -0.5 0.2 -0.0
2013 LOU AAA 9 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .000 .308 1.0 -0.0 0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-04-20 2013-05-10 15-DL 20 35 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2013-02-27 2013-03-10 Camp 11 0 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2012-09-24 2012-09-26 DTD 2 0 Right Shoulder Contusion - -
2011-09-16 2011-09-29 DTD 13 12 - Low Back Cartilage Injury Herniated Discs - -
2011-06-26 2011-06-29 DTD 3 3 Right Shoulder Strain Latissimus Dorsi -
2011-05-14 2011-05-16 DTD 2 2 Right Hand Contusion HBP -
2011-03-20 2011-03-22 Camp 2 0 Right Fingers Soreness Little Finger -
2010-05-29 2010-07-09 15-DL 41 38 Left Thumb Fracture -
2009-08-24 2009-09-09 15-DL 16 15 Head Concussion Foul Tip -
2009-07-25 2009-07-31 DTD 6 6 Neck Tightness -
2008-04-06 2008-04-24 Minors 18 0 - - - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 CIN $2,150,000
2012 CIN $1,300,000
2011 CIN $550,000
2010 CIN $415,000
2009 CIN $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,665,000
2011Current$2,150,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$4,815,000
5 yrTotal$4,815,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 77 d3 years/$4M (2011-13)

Details
  • 3 years/$4M (2011-13). Signed extension with Cincinnati 3/13/11. $0.3M signing bonus. 11:$0.45M, 12:$1.2M, 13:$2.05M. $0.4M in performance bonuses in 2012, 2013.
  • 1 year/$0.415M (2010). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed 2/24/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Re-signed 1/29/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Contract purchased 9/4/07.
  • Signed 2002 as an amateur free agent.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .310 .439 .416 .300
11 vs R (Multi) .265 .346 .334 .251
18 Split (Multi) -.045 -.093 -.083 -.049
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .329 .455 .386 .296
31 vs R (2012) .259 .337 .324 .243
38 Split (2012) -.069 -.118 -.062 -.052
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-11-16 13:30:00Is Walt Jocketty really going to spend another winter sitting on his hands, letting major league ready prospects pile up while his team is a top notch starter away from being truly competitive? Surely Castellini didn't have "pray it just miraculously happens" as the strategy for his "the losing stops now" approach.
(Rick from Chicago)
The Reds really do have to figure out which of the catchers of the future in their system is the catcher of their future and find a good home for the other one. Holding on to youngsters is often a good thing, but holding on to them too long can be a very bad thing. And no, that was not an attempt at making an edgy, twisted Penn State joke--I meant in the Bill Stoneman sense. Also, free Ryan Hanigan! (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-06-21 13:00:00I have the following four catchers in a 16 team Strat-O-Matic league where you can keep a guy forever if you like. Which do you like long term: Chris Iannetta, Ryan Hanigan, Josh Thole, Jason Castro? I'd love to have a stronger catcher, but that's not a possibility until next year's draft.
(jhardman from Strat-O-Matic land)
Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to play a strat-o-matic league before, so I'm not sure how all the specifics work, like how catcher defense is factored in. Hitting wise in regular roto terms, I like Iannetta the best. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-20 14:00:00Can you give your thoughts on why any of the MLB teams starving for a catcher haven't been able to give Cincinnati an offer good enough to free Ryan Hanigan?
(jhardman from Rangerland)
Maybe because the Reds are asking too much in trade? Or because they don't want to break up what's been a very productive unit? I don't think they're obligated to solve somebody else's problem without being amply rewarded. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-06-14 13:00:00Devin Mesoraco is destroying AAA (.330/.409/.558), but the Reds already have two starter-worthy catchers. Should they make a move mid-season to give him a shot or hang tight until after the season and let Hernandez walk?
(RMR from Chicago)
Free Ryan Hanigan! As far as I'm concerned, Hanigan should have not only his own starting job, but his own reality show about having a starting job. The Reds are stacked at catcher from the majors on down, and a number of other teams around the league might pay through the nose for some help behind the plate, so if they're confident that Mesoraco is psychologically ready for the majors and that his development wouldn't be hurt by a time-sharing arrangement, making a move might not be a bad way of maximizing the value of their assets. (Ben Lindbergh)


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