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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
8	714	.183	.248	.278	.187	-2.3

Birth Date	12-6-1977
Height	6' 0"
Weight	200 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2002	TOR	24	7	15	14	1	2	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.114	-2.0	0.1	-0.2
2003	TOR	25	34	117	106	10	15	3	1	21	4	22	1	1	5	8	.142	.179	.198	.142	-9.5	-0.2	-1.0
2004	TOR	26	60	197	181	18	35	9	4	56	10	59	4	2	0	21	.193	.249	.309	.206	-3.2	1.1	-0.2
2005	TBA	27	13	33	31	4	5	1	2	12	1	13	1	0	0	2	.161	.212	.387	.176	-1.3	0.2	-0.1
2007	BOS	29	12	33	27	2	3	1	0	4	4	13	1	1	0	4	.111	.242	.148	.145	-2.9	0.1	-0.3
2008	BOS	30	61	162	142	11	32	7	3	48	18	50	0	2	0	15	.225	.309	.338	.222	1.5	0.0	0.1
2009	NYA	31	10	28	26	1	6	2	0	8	0	5	1	1	0	3	.231	.250	.308	.196	-0.8	0.6	-0.0
2010	BOS	32	29	68	60	1	8	1	0	9	6	16	1	0	1	1	.133	.224	.150	.146	-5.7	0.7	-0.5
2010	HOU	32	20	61	54	3	11	1	2	18	5	13	0	0	2	4	.204	.271	.333	.202	-1.1	0.2	-0.1
Career			246	714	641	51	117	25	12	178	49	195	9	7	8	58	.183	.248	.278	.187	-25.0	2.8	-2.3

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
2000	HAG	A	0	219	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.288			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	DUN	A+	105	427	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.329			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	TOR	MLB	7	15	.114	.285	.349	.458	.000	.200	103	-2.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	-0.0	-2.0	-0.2	-2.0	-0.2
2002	TEN	AA	55	252	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.317			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SYR	AAA	67	266	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.269			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TOR	MLB	34	117	.142	.265	.328	.418	.000	.167	101	-15	3.2	2.1	-0.2	-0.3	-9.5	-1.0	-9.5	-1.0
2003	SYR	AAA	93	360	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.338			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	TOR	MLB	60	197	.206	.264	.325	.427	.000	.258	101	-11.7	5.4	3.5	1.1	-2.1	-3.2	-0.2	-3.2	-0.2
2005	TBA	MLB	13	33	.176	.269	.325	.426	.000	.188	101	-2.9	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.0	-1.3	-0.1	-1.3	-0.1
2005	DUR	AAA	42	165	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.351			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	DUR	AAA	78	273	.191	.266	.332	.403	.000	.251	102	-18	6.7	1.9	1.6	-2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	BOS	MLB	12	33	.145	.272	.338	.424	.000	.200	105	-4.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	-0.1	-2.9	-0.3	-2.9	-0.3
2007	PAW	AAA	59	208	.230	.269	.337	.411	.000	.203	97	-6.7	5.6	3.5	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	BOS	MLB	61	162	.222	.267	.326	.420	.000	.319	106	-6.6	4.6	2.6	0.0	-0.5	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1
2009	NYA	MLB	10	28	.196	.276	.330	.458	.000	.273	106	-1.9	0.8	0.5	0.6	-0.0	-0.8	-0.0	-0.8	-0.0
2009	SWB	AAA	23	77	.220	.261	.321	.382	.000	.302	94	-3.3	2.2	1.3	0.5	-1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	BOS	MLB	29	68	.146	.252	.313	.405	.000	.182	99	-7.9	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.3	-5.7	-0.5	-5.7	-0.5
2010	HOU	MLB	20	61	.202	.256	.318	.409	.000	.231	102	-3.6	1.7	1	0.2	0.3	-1.2	-0.1	-1.1	-0.1
2010	LOW	A-	1	4	.171	.258	.322	.426	.000	.250	110	-0.4	0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	PAW	AAA	1	4	.185	.260	.301	.412	.000	.333	84	-0.3	0.1	0.1	-0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	ROU	AAA	10	37	.222	.284	.349	.437	.000	.333	102	-1.6	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	ROU	AAA	85	340	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.291			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		714	.187	.264	.325	.422	.261	.238	103	-56.1	19.4	12.3	2.5	-2.5	-25.2	-2.3	-25.0	-2.3

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
2000	HAG	A	219	28	48	10	1	10	27	22	54	5	3	.245	.324	.459	.214	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	DUN	A+	427	55	105	27	0	12	66	43	80	4	3	.283	.366	.453	.170	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	TOR	MLB	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.000	.114	-2.0	0.1	-0.2
2002	TEN	AA	252	38	59	15	1	8	44	36	44	5	2	.277	.384	.469	.192	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	SYR	AAA	266	27	52	18	0	10	26	25	72	0	1	.220	.298	.424	.203	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	TOR	MLB	117	10	15	3	0	1	8	4	22	0	0	.142	.179	.198	.057	.142	-9.5	-0.2	-1.0
2003	SYR	AAA	360	37	88	28	2	8	37	29	81	1	0	.270	.333	.442	.172	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	TOR	MLB	197	18	35	9	0	4	21	10	59	0	0	.193	.249	.309	.116	.206	-3.2	1.1	-0.2
2005	TBA	MLB	33	4	5	1	0	2	2	1	13	0	0	.161	.212	.387	.226	.176	-1.3	0.2	-0.1
2005	DUR	AAA	165	25	43	10	0	9	27	12	42	0	0	.293	.356	.544	.252	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	DUR	AAA	273	17	44	10	1	2	21	24	74	1	2	.183	.268	.258	.075	.191	0.0	1.6	0.0
2007	BOS	MLB	33	2	3	1	0	0	4	4	13	0	0	.111	.242	.148	.037	.145	-2.9	0.1	-0.3
2007	PAW	AAA	208	22	31	7	0	7	25	23	56	0	0	.176	.272	.335	.159	.230	0.0	0.2	0.0
2008	BOS	MLB	162	11	32	7	0	3	15	18	50	0	0	.225	.309	.338	.113	.222	1.5	0.0	0.1
2009	NYA	MLB	28	1	6	2	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	.231	.250	.308	.077	.196	-0.8	0.6	-0.0
2009	SWB	AAA	77	7	15	1	0	2	9	9	23	0	0	.221	.312	.324	.103	.220	0.0	0.5	0.0
2010	BOS	MLB	68	1	8	1	0	0	1	6	16	0	0	.133	.224	.150	.017	.146	-5.7	0.7	-0.5
2010	HOU	MLB	61	3	11	1	0	2	4	5	13	0	0	.204	.271	.333	.130	.202	-1.1	0.2	-0.1
2010	LOW	A-	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.250	.171	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2010	PAW	AAA	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.000	.185	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2010	ROU	AAA	37	3	8	0	0	0	4	3	10	0	0	.235	.297	.235	.000	.222	0.0	0.1	0.0
2011	ROU	AAA	340	36	71	15	2	6	45	44	63	0	1	.244	.350	.371	.127	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2010-08-09	2010-08-24	15-DL	15	14	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-06-29	2009-09-05	Minors	68	0			Not Disclosed		-
2009-04-15	2009-05-05	Minors	20	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2005-03-26	2005-05-07	15-DL	42	30	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
2004-05-24	2004-06-10	15-DL	17	15		Trunk	Contusion	Rib Cage	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2008	BOS	$400,000
2005	TBA	$327,500
2004	TOR	$302,000

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,029,500
3 yr	Total	$1,029,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 22 d		1 year (2011)

Details

1 year (2011). Signed by Texas as a free agent 11/19/10 (minor-league contract). Retired 1/8/2012.
1 year (2010). Signed by Houston as a free agent 1/22/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Houston 5/4/10. DFA by Houston 6/22/10, sent outright to AAA 6/23/10. Acquired by Boston in trade from Houston 7/1/10. Contract selected by Boston 7/2/10. Sent outright to AAA by Boston 10/7/10.
1 year/$0.7M (2009). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/23/08 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Yankees 5/8/09. Released by Yankees 9/5/09.
1 year/$0.4M (2008). Signed by Boston 12/14/07 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Boston 3/25/08. Non-tendered by Boston 12/12/08.
1 year (2007). Signed as a free agent 1/07 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased 8/17/07. Sent outright to Triple-A by Boston (refused assignment 11/2/07).
1 year (2006). Sent outright to AAA by Tampa Bay 4/06.
1 year/$0.3275M (2005). Acquired in trade from Toronto 12/04. Signed by Tampa Bay 1/05.
1 year/$0.302M (2004).
1 year (2003). Contract purchased 9/02.
Signed 1999 as an amateur free agent.

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Title	Author	Date
Transaction Analysis: Boston, Napoli Married	Sam Miller	2012-12-04
In A Pickle: The Men Who Stare at Relievers	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-11-29
Transaction Analysis: Notable NRI: NL East	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-21
The Stats Go Marching In: What Are the Rays Expecting from Jose Molina?	Max Marchi	2012-02-10
Prospectus Perspective: A Fresh Start for the Astros	Bradley Ankrom	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Return of the Busted Prospects	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-26
Purpose Pitches: Who's Got Catching?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-08
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Rangers Transaction Ledger	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-01
GM for a Day: Boston Red Sox	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-11
Prospectus Perspective: Goodbye, Old Pal	Steven Goldman	2010-10-06
Transaction Analysis: Orioles, Red Sox	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-27
Prospectus Perspective: Can the Red Sox Make the Playoffs?	Marc Normandin	2010-08-24
Prospectus Perspective: The Magical Magic of Yankees-Red Sox	Steven Goldman	2010-08-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-27
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
Playoff Odds Update: Biggest Gainers and Losers	John Perrotto	2010-07-19
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-16
Mid-season Prescriptions: AL East	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-15
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
Transaction Action: Drama Division Drama	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-05
Prospectus Hit List: Keep It Together	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-02
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-23
Transaction Action: Senior Circuit Shakeups	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-27
Future Shock: Org Watch: Orioles, Astros, Mariners	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-19
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
Transaction Action: Brewing Up a Reunion and a New Royal	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-24
You Could Look It Up: Fifth-Corner Recycling	Steven Goldman	2009-09-29
Transaction Action: Assorted East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-08
Under The Knife: The Undiscovered Recovery	Will Carroll	2009-05-29
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-28
Prospectus Today: The Balance of Power	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL East	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-29
Transaction Analysis: Eastern Promises	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-24
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-14
On the Beat: Notes on ALCS Game Four	John Perrotto	2008-10-15
Prospectus Preview: ALCS Game Two	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Red Sox versus Angels	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-01
Transaction Analysis: Eastern Update	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-14
Fantasy Focus: April Stolen Base Report	Jeff Erickson	2008-04-25
The Week In Quotes: March 17-23	Alex Carnevale	2008-03-24
Transaction Analysis: AL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-19
Transaction Analysis: AL Pick-me-ups and Discards	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-07
Every Given Sunday: Shakeups in the Offing	John Perrotto	2007-10-28
Playoff Prospectus: Indians versus Red Sox	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-12
Future Shock: How the Red Sox Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-10
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day One	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-04
Transaction of the Day: AL East Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-09-15
Under The Knife: October Impact	Will Carroll	2007-09-07
The Week In Quotes: August 20-26	Alex Carnevale	2007-08-27
Transaction of the Day: Micro Deals	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-24
Prospectus Hit List: Passing the Buchholz	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-24
Player Profile: Chad Gaudin	Marc Normandin	2007-06-27
Transaction Analysis: AL East Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-01-30
Transaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-06
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
The Dick Martin Award Finalists: Keeping Players on the Field	Michael Groopman	2005-11-22
Prospectus Notebook: Indians, Yankees, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-05
Transaction Analysis: July 20-25	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-27
Transaction Analysis: July 14-19, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-07-21
Transaction Analysis: May 24-June 12, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-06-16
Transaction Analysis: May 4-9, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-12
Transaction Analysis: March 29-April 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-12
Transaction Analysis: Offseason - The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2005-02-14
Team Health Reports: Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Will Carroll	2005-02-10
Prospectus Triple Play: Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-11-12
Dominican Winter League Report: The Early Going	Carlos J. Lugo	2004-11-11
Teams: A Critical Guide: AL Season Wrap-Up, Non-Playoff Teams Edition	Steven Goldman	2004-10-18
Transaction Analysis: June 8-13, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-06-16
Transaction Analysis: May 25-27, 2004	Christina Kahrl	2004-05-29
An Early Look at Catcher Arms: How They're Faring So Far	Michael Wolverton	2004-05-20
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-14
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2004-04-09
Can Of Corn: Can the Jays Pass the Yanks or Sox in '04?	Dayn Perry	2004-02-28
Live from the (Mock) Winter Meetings: Team-by-Team Breakdowns	Rany Jazayerli	2003-12-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-15
Transaction Analysis: August 8-11	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-13
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2003-03-06
Under The Knife: Ground Rules	Will Carroll	2003-03-03
Top 10 Prospects: Top 40 Prospects	Baseball Prospectus	2003-02-03
Prospectus Feature: Top 40 Prospects Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-31
Top 40 Prospects: Roundtable	Baseball Prospectus	2003-01-29
The Daily Prospectus: It's a Dry Heat	Jonah Keri	2002-11-06
Transaction Analysis: August 15-18, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-21
Transaction Analysis: August 8-11, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-14
Transaction Analysis: July 26-27, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-29
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
Transaction Analysis: March 19-25, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-03-27

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-09-29 13:00:00	I thought you'd answer "Yankees backup C" :) (Wade from TX)	That would have been a fun answer, but although I tend to bitch about carrying an automatic out on the bench, I'm not sure how high our expectations should really be. As I wrote in today's You Could Look It Up, I'm looking for something better than Kevin Cash/Corky Miller, but much more than that probably isn't too realistic... John Flaherty hit .259/.291/.461 from 2003-2004, which is basically Miguel Olivo, obviously not great, but also not horrible given the alternatives. He had some big hits, too... (Steven Goldman)
2009-05-12 13:00:00	Yankees trade for a catcher? They don't just need a backup now, you figure they'll need one for, oh 130 games in 2 years or so. This is, in my opinion, the biggest non-Jeter related question over the next few years. (King of Spain from Pizza Pizza)	Love that song... It was an issue last year and the year before and the year before that. Forever, basically. The Yankees got away with a lot because Posada was super-durable for a catcher, and they made the mistake of pretending that he would go on like that forever. They could use a viable backup NOW, because even when Posada comes off the DL, he could get hurt again, and then it's right back to Cervelli, Molina, and (choke) Kevin Cash. As nice a defender as Molina is, the Yankees even knew that they'd have to give him 200 at-bats this year at minimum because Jorge wasn't going to play 145 games, and yet they did nothing. There are some smart people at work in the Yankees front office, but I feel like they were caught sleeping this offseason when it came to this very obvious piece of insurance. (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-22 13:00:00	What should the Red Sox do with Varitek going forward? I am so tired of hearing people talk about how valuable he is to the pitching staff and how he calls a great game. I don't think if they let him go it would be a bad move, he is currently below replacement level. (Bill Sussman from CT)	Please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him, please don't re-sign him. They need to find a legitimate replacement first, and Kevin Cash is not a legitimate replacement. You can make the argument that with their other bats, they can afford to have a lousy hitting catcher back there, but that only goes so far before you find yourself making bets with friends about which quadrant of the strike zone Varitek is going to miss a pitch by three miles in every time he comes to the plate. And yes, I do that often, and I'm pretty good at it from having plenty of practice, which is sad at a level I can't explain. (Marc Normandin)

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