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Josh Thole C Blue Jays

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Birth Date	10-28-1986
Height	6' 1"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	26 years, 7 months, 23 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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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
2009	NYN	22	17	59	53	2	17	2	1	0	21	4	5	0	2	0	9	1	0	.321	.356	.396	.266	1.9	-0.2	0.2
2010	NYN	23	73	227	202	17	56	7	1	3	74	24	25	1	0	0	17	1	0	.277	.357	.366	.254	10.1	1.4	1.2
2011	NYN	24	114	386	340	22	91	17	0	3	117	38	47	4	3	1	40	0	2	.268	.345	.344	.253	7.7	1.8	1.0
2012	NYN	25	104	354	321	24	75	15	0	1	93	27	50	1	1	4	21	0	0	.234	.294	.290	.206	-3.3	0.6	-0.3
2013	TOR	26	5	14	13	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.151	-1.6	-0.0	-0.2
Career			313	1040	929	65	241	41	2	7	307	94	128	6	6	5	88	2	2	.259	.329	.330	.236	14.8	3.6	2.0

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
2006	KNG	Rk	36	110	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.306			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SAV	A	117	458	.262	.259	.330	.387	.000	.310	92	1.2	13.0	-7.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	SLU	A+	111	402	.296	.257	.327	.378	.000	.325	98	15.7	11.2	2.6	-1.7	-5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	NYN	MLB	17	59	.266	.264	.325	.415	.000	.340	101	0.4	1.6	1	-0.2	-1.0	1.9	0.2	1.9	0.2
2009	BIN	AA	103	442	.287	.259	.328	.381	.000	.357	103	12.4	12.3	6	1.2	-2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	NYN	MLB	73	227	.254	.252	.308	.391	.000	.305	96	-1.4	6.4	3.5	1.4	1.1	10.1	1.2	10.1	1.2
2010	BUF	AAA	48	191	.267	.268	.334	.418	.000	.302	104	1.4	5.4	3.5	-1.2	-1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	NYN	MLB	114	386	.253	.254	.311	.394	.000	.300	99	-2.8	6.6	6	1.8	-3.0	7.7	1.0	7.7	1.0
2012	NYN	MLB	104	354	.206	.256	.312	.406	.000	.273	99	-18.7	6.1	5.6	0.6	0.9	-3.3	-0.3	-3.3	-0.3
2012	BUF	AAA	2	5	.139	.282	.333	.430	.000	.200	97	-0.7	0.1	0.1	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	TOR	MLB	5	14	.151	.263	.325	.410	.267	.167	109	-1.5	0.4	0.1	-0.0	0.2	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
2013	BUF	AAA	41	167	.294	.263	.328	.404	.258	.345	100	6.3	4.9	2.3	0.2	-2.0	11.5	1.2	11.5	1.2
Career		MLB		1040	.236	.255	.312	.399	.255	.292	99	-24.1	26.3	16.3	3.8	-1.5	15.6	2.0	15.6	2.0

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
2006	KNG	Rk	110	13	23	4	0	1	12	7	25	1	1	.235	.306	.306	.071	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	SAV	A	458	46	104	17	0	0	36	61	57	4	4	.267	.369	.311	.044	.262	0.0	-1.1	0.0
2008	SLU	A+	402	49	104	25	2	5	56	45	38	2	1	.300	.385	.427	.127	.296	0.0	-1.7	0.0
2009	BIN	AA	442	48	126	29	2	1	46	42	34	8	4	.328	.402	.422	.094	.287	0.0	1.2	0.0
2009	NYN	MLB	59	2	17	2	1	0	9	4	5	1	0	.321	.356	.396	.075	.266	1.9	-0.2	0.2
2010	BUF	AAA	191	20	44	19	1	2	17	22	25	0	0	.267	.354	.430	.164	.267	0.0	-1.2	0.0
2010	NYN	MLB	227	17	56	7	1	3	17	24	25	1	0	.277	.357	.366	.089	.254	10.1	1.4	1.2
2011	NYN	MLB	386	22	91	17	0	3	40	38	47	0	2	.268	.345	.344	.076	.253	7.7	1.8	1.0
2012	BUF	AAA	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.000	.139	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2012	NYN	MLB	354	24	75	15	0	1	21	27	50	0	0	.234	.294	.290	.056	.206	-3.3	0.6	-0.3
2013	BUF	AAA	167	18	48	5	1	7	31	14	25	0	1	.322	.383	.510	.188	.294	11.5	0.2	1.2
2013	TOR	MLB	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.000	.151	-1.6	-0.0	-0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-05-08	2012-06-01	15-DL	24	22	-	Head	Concussion		-	-
2011-09-02	2011-09-04	DTD	2	2	Left	Wrist	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2011-06-14	2011-06-14	DTD	0	0	Left	Lower Leg	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-07-01	2009-07-18	Minors	17	0	Left	Thumb	Dislocation	Thumb	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	TOR	$
2014	TOR	$1,250,000
2013	TOR	$1,250,000
2012	NYN	$498,920
2011	NYN	$420,000

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$918,920
2011	Current	$1,250,000
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$2,168,920
1 yr	Future	$1,250,000
4 yr	Total	$3,418,920

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 142 d	Hendricks Sports	2 years/$2.5M (2013-14), 2015 option

Details

2 years/$2.5M (2013-14), plus 2015 club option. Re-signed by Toronto 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). 13:$1.25M, 14:$1.25M, 15: club option.
1 year/$498,920 (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/12. Acquired by Toronto in trade from NY Mets 12/17/12.
1 year/$0.42M (2011). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/2/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/10/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by NY Mets 9/1/09.
Drafted by NY Mets 2005 (13-389) (Mater Dei HS, Breese, Ill.).

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.198	.263	.279	.182
11	vs R (Multi)	.261	.329	.323	.236
18	Split (Multi)	.063	.066	.045	.054
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.211	.259	.303	.186
31	vs R (2012)	.241	.305	.286	.212
38	Split (2012)	.030	.046	-.017	.027
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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Title	Author	Date
Free Agent Watch: Week 11	Mike Gianella	2013-06-13
Free Agent Watch: Week 11	Bret Sayre	2013-06-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 8, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-08
Overthinking It: Evaluating Early-Season Experiments	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-07
Skewed Left: The Future Cost of Present Improvement	Zachary Levine	2013-03-28
Rumor Roundup: Strong Side, Weak Side	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-28
Skewed Left: Things for Fans of Bad Teams to Root for in 2013	Zachary Levine	2013-03-26
Bizball: A Detailed Look at the Salary Arbitration Class of 2013	Maury Brown	2013-02-25
Pebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, National League	Sam Miller	2013-02-22
Overthinking It: The Craziest Half-Inning in History	Ben Lindbergh	2013-01-18
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fallout from Recent Moves	Derek Carty	2012-12-20
Transaction Analysis: The Mets Deal Dickey to Toronto? UPDATED	Jason Parks	2012-12-17
Transaction Analysis: The Mets Deal Dickey to Toronto? UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-17
Rumor Roundup: Monday, December 17	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-17
Head Games: The Other Thing R.A. Dickey Does Well	Will Woods	2012-10-02
Raising Aces: The Man in the Ironic Mask	Doug Thorburn	2012-09-14
The Week In Quotes: August 20-26	Hudson Belinsky	2012-08-27
The Week In Quotes: August 20-26	Andrew Koo	2012-08-27
The Week In Quotes: August 20-26	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-08-27
The Week In Quotes: August 20-26	Matthew Rocco	2012-08-27
Transaction Analysis: Mathis for Smart People? UPDATED	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-15
Transaction Analysis: Mathis for Smart People? UPDATED	Sam Miller	2012-08-15
Raising Aces: Dickey's Fine Malt Knuckler	Doug Thorburn	2012-06-29
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Hudson Belinsky	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Andrew Koo	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Matthew Rocco	2012-06-25
BP Unfiltered: Today's Tim McCarver Tracer	Ben Lindbergh	2012-06-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 29	Larry Granillo	2012-04-30
Pebble Hunting: The Best Pitches Thrown This Week	Sam Miller	2012-04-27
Prospectus Game of the Week: The Accounts and Descriptions of this Game	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-24
Pebble Hunting: Cautiously Sizing Up April Stats	Sam Miller	2012-04-23
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 4/19/12	Michael Jong	2012-04-19
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 4/13/12	Michael Jong	2012-04-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: You've Never Been This Far Before	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-12
Preseason Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 3/16/12	Michael Jong	2012-03-16
Everyone's Perfect: The Relativity of Value	Eriq Gardner	2012-03-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Derek Carty	2012-02-27
Future Shock: New York Mets Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-01-10
Transaction Analysis: The Beltran, the Bad, and the Backup Catcher	Ben Lindbergh	2011-12-27
Fantasy Beat: How Profitable Are Dollar Players?	Jason Collette	2011-12-21
Transaction Analysis: Love Me Non-Tender	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	ESPN Insider	2011-09-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-14
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-14
Collateral Damage: Marlin Maladies	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-02
Collateral Damage: Marlin Maladies	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-02
Fantasy Beat: The Impact of September Call-ups	Jason Collette	2011-08-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 15	Larry Granillo	2011-08-16
Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-15
Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-15
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 6	Larry Granillo	2011-08-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 28	Larry Granillo	2011-06-30
Prospectus Hit List: Get Your Phils	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-12
Prospectus Profile: Parnell Adds a Weapon	David Laurila	2011-04-08
Purpose Pitches: Hitting the High and Low Notes	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-21
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, NL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Team Injury Projection: New York Mets	Marc Normandin	2011-03-11
Team Injury Projection: New York Mets	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-11
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Purpose Pitches: The Sorry State of Platooning	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-03
Transaction Analysis: I Want Wandy	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-27
Transaction Analysis: NL East Update	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-05
Future Shock: New York Mets Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-22
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-12-14
On the Beat: A Werthy Disguise	John Perrotto	2010-12-14
GM for a Day: New York Mets	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-25
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	Steven Goldman	2010-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	ESPN Insider	2010-09-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-23
Transaction Action: Braves, Marlins, Mets	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-09-07
On the Beat: No Worse for the Wear	John Perrotto	2010-09-03
On the Beat: Building Something Special	John Perrotto	2010-08-27
On the Beat: Retooling on the Fly	John Perrotto	2010-08-23
On the Beat: A Nice Change of Pace	John Perrotto	2010-08-04
Future Shock: Org Watch: Red Sox, Dodgers, Mets	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-29
Transaction Action: NL East and Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-27
Transaction Action: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-19
Future Shock: Making a Match for Cliff Lee	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-07
Transaction Action: Not Least the NL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-05
Transaction Action: Blast, or Blasted?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-28
Transaction Action: Senior Circuit Shakeups	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-27
Transaction Action: Pad Squadding	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-17
Transaction Action: Double Your Pleasure	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-12
Transaction Action: NL East and West	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-09
Transaction Action: Expanding and Contracting	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-15
Camp Battles: NL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-24
Transaction Action: Capital Offenses?	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-21
Transaction Action: Feeling Clingy	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-15
Future Shock: Mets Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-12
Prospectus Today: Metropolitan Inactivity	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-27
Transaction Action: The Fox and the Walking Man	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-04
Future Shock Blog: October 29	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-29
Future Shock Blog: October 22	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-22
Future Shock Blog: October 16	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-16
Future Shock Blog: October 15	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-15
Future Shock: Great Leaps Forward, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-09-17
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-08-31
Future Shock: Represent!	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-02
Prospectus Roundtable: Fixing the Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2009-06-08
Future Shock Blog: May 15, 2009	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-15

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-21 13:00:00	I 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)
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Two pitching questions: 1) What are the chances of Bumgarner finding that missing velocity? 2) Jenrry Mejia, 8th inning or Triple A? And Happy St Pat's (Jquinton82 from NY)	Happy St. Pat's to you too, especially when it's such a gloriously beautiful day (here in Chicago, at least). I think Bumgarner's going to be fine, and would refer you to some of the things Kevin Goldstein has said about how, last year, he'd been allowed to throw too much between games, and that was the problem. I'd love to see Mejia stick around, in part because he'd be another guy to count among those story-changing youngsters that the organization does have almost ready. However, like Josh Thole, I can see taking their time and easing him in later on this season. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-21 14:00:00	Are you a believer in Josh Thole? He cant be worse than Schneider and Santos, right? (brian from Brooklyn NY)	If that's your litmus test in me believing in him, then yet. Not a great defender, but can hit. Best comp I've heard from a scout is Darrin Fletcher. (Kevin Goldstein)

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