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Miguel Montero C D-backs

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Birth Date	7-9-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	29 years, 10 months, 16 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2.92009
: 1.22010
: 3.72011
: 4.32012
: 1.22013
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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
2006	ARI	22	6	17	16	0	4	1	0	0	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	.250	.294	.312	.218	0.4	0.1	0.1
2007	ARI	23	84	244	214	30	48	7	0	10	85	20	35	3	6	1	37	0	0	.224	.292	.397	.242	2.2	0.8	0.3
2008	ARI	24	70	207	184	24	47	16	1	5	80	19	49	2	1	1	18	0	0	.255	.330	.435	.262	4.6	0.9	0.6
2009	ARI	25	128	470	425	61	125	30	0	16	203	38	78	3	2	2	59	1	2	.294	.355	.478	.284	30.5	-1.4	2.9
2010	ARI	26	85	331	297	36	79	20	2	9	130	29	71	2	3	0	43	0	1	.266	.332	.438	.256	10.9	0.5	1.2
2011	ARI	27	140	553	493	65	139	36	1	18	231	47	97	8	4	1	86	1	1	.282	.351	.469	.279	32.8	1.8	3.7
2012	ARI	28	141	573	486	65	139	25	2	15	213	73	130	12	2	0	88	0	0	.286	.391	.438	.295	38.3	2.1	4.3
2013	ARI	29	42	173	148	13	28	2	0	3	39	20	33	1	4	0	14	0	0	.189	.283	.264	.202	-5.6	-0.2	-0.6
Career			696	2568	2263	294	609	137	6	76	986	247	496	31	22	5	348	2	4	.269	.346	.436	.270	114.3	4.6	12.4

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	MSO	Rk	50	176	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.298			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MSO	Rk	59	216	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.311			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SBN	A	115	449	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.299			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	LNC	A+	85	399	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.356			0.0		1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	TEN	AA	30	120	.268	.251	.320	.380	.000	.309	102	0.6	1.8	1.2	-0.5	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	ARI	MLB	6	17	.218	.249	.309	.398	.000	.308	104	-0.8	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
2006	TEN	AA	81	337	.286	.252	.323	.368	.000	.289	109	6.5	6.6	3.5	-0.7	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	TUC	AAA	36	154	.308	.273	.342	.417	.000	.340	98	7.6	4.1	1.7	-0.2	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	ARI	MLB	84	244	.242	.260	.323	.403	.000	.217	103	-4.8	6.9	4	0.8	-3.6	2.2	0.3	2.2	0.3
2008	ARI	MLB	70	207	.262	.255	.322	.397	.000	.321	101	0.5	5.8	3.2	0.9	-0.3	4.6	0.6	4.6	0.6
2008	TUC	AAA	11	38	.267	.281	.352	.471	.000	.286	98	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.3	-2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	ARI	MLB	128	470	.284	.255	.318	.398	.000	.327	103	12	13.0	7.5	-1.4	-0.6	30.5	2.9	30.5	2.9
2010	ARI	MLB	85	331	.256	.248	.313	.384	.000	.318	103	-1.5	9.3	5.1	0.5	-2.8	10.9	1.2	10.9	1.2
2010	RNO	AAA	4	17	.184	.287	.354	.453	.000	.333	117	-1.4	0.5	0.1	-0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	ARI	MLB	140	553	.279	.251	.310	.390	.000	.317	102	10.3	9.5	8.9	1.8	-2.0	32.8	3.7	32.8	3.7
2012	ARI	MLB	141	573	.295	.252	.311	.398	.000	.362	102	20	9.8	9.3	2.1	-6.8	38.3	4.3	38.3	4.3
2013	ARI	MLB	42	173	.202	.254	.311	.404	.258	.216	106	-10	4.7	2.8	-0.2	-2.0	-5.6	-0.6	-5.6	-0.6
2013	VEN	int	3	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.400			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		2568	.270	.253	.314	.395	.253	.311	103	25.3	66.2	41.3	4.4	-17.0	115.1	12.5	115.1	12.5

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	MSO	Rk	176	21	40	10	1	3	14	17	26	2	1	.263	.347	.401	.138	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	MSO	Rk	216	24	59	10	2	4	32	9	15	2	3	.301	.357	.434	.133	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	SBN	A	449	47	106	22	2	11	59	36	74	8	2	.263	.333	.409	.146	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	LNC	A+	399	73	124	24	1	24	82	26	52	1	2	.349	.407	.625	.276	.000	0.0	1.4	0.0
2005	TEN	AA	120	13	27	1	2	2	13	7	26	1	0	.250	.311	.352	.102	.268	0.0	-0.5	0.0
2006	TEN	AA	337	24	78	18	0	10	46	39	44	0	3	.270	.366	.436	.166	.286	0.0	-0.7	0.0
2006	TUC	AAA	154	21	43	5	0	7	29	14	21	1	1	.321	.401	.515	.194	.308	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2006	ARI	MLB	17	0	4	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	.250	.294	.312	.062	.218	0.4	0.1	0.1
2007	ARI	MLB	244	30	48	7	0	10	37	20	35	0	0	.224	.292	.397	.173	.242	2.2	0.8	0.3
2008	TUC	AAA	38	3	9	2	0	1	5	5	3	0	0	.281	.395	.438	.156	.267	0.0	0.3	0.0
2008	ARI	MLB	207	24	47	16	1	5	18	19	49	0	0	.255	.330	.435	.179	.262	4.6	0.9	0.6
2009	ARI	MLB	470	61	125	30	0	16	59	38	78	1	2	.294	.355	.478	.184	.284	30.5	-1.4	2.9
2010	RNO	AAA	17	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.333	.412	.333	.000	.184	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2010	ARI	MLB	331	36	79	20	2	9	43	29	71	0	1	.266	.332	.438	.172	.256	10.9	0.5	1.2
2011	ARI	MLB	553	65	139	36	1	18	86	47	97	1	1	.282	.351	.469	.187	.279	32.8	1.8	3.7
2012	ARI	MLB	573	65	139	25	2	15	88	73	130	0	0	.286	.391	.438	.152	.295	38.3	2.1	4.3
2013	VEN	int	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.143	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	ARI	MLB	173	13	28	2	0	3	14	20	33	0	0	.189	.283	.264	.074	.202	-5.6	-0.2	-0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-02-25	2013-02-27	Camp	2	0	Left	Thumb	Infection	Sliver	-	-
2012-05-22	2012-05-28	DTD	6	0	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
2011-04-17	2011-04-17	DTD	0	0	-	Groin	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2010-04-11	2010-06-12	15-DL	62	57	Right	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2010-04-15
2009-02-16	2009-02-19	Camp	3	0	Right	Knee	Inflammation		-
2008-03-23	2008-04-23	15-DL	31	20	Right	Fingers	Recovery From Fracture	Index Finger	-
2008-03-11	2008-03-23	Camp	12	0	Right	Fingers	Fracture	Index Finger	-
2005-08-19	2005-09-04	Minors	16	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2004-08-29	2004-09-05	Minors	7	0	Left	Shoulder	Contusion	Clavicle	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	ARI	$14,000,000
2016	ARI	$14,000,000
2015	ARI	$12,000,000
2014	ARI	$10,000,000
2013	ARI	$10,000,000
2012	ARI	$5,900,000
2011	ARI	$3,200,000
2010	ARI	$2,000,000
2009	ARI	$425,000
2008	ARI	$400,500
2007	ARI	$380,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$12,305,500
2011	Current	$10,000,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$22,305,500
4 yr	Future	$50,000,000
11 yr	Total	$72,305,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 31 d	Octagon	1 year/$5.9M (2012)

Details

5 years/$60M (2013-17). Signed extension with Arizona 5/26/12. 13:$10M, 14:$10M, 15:$12M, 16:$14M, 17:$14M.
1 year/$5.9M (2012). Re-signed by Arizona 1/26/11 (avoided arbitration, $6.8M-$5.4M).
1 year/$3.2M (2011). Re-signed by Arizona 1/26/11 (avoided arbitration, $3.4M-$2.8M).
1 year/$2M (2010). Re-signed 1/15/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.425M (2009). Re-signed 3/09.
1 year/$0.4005M (2008). Re-signed 3/9/08.
1 year/$0.38M (2007).
1 year (2006). Contract purchased 11/05. Re-signed 3/06.
Signed 2001 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.244	.319	.390	.254
11	vs R (Multi)	.298	.392	.472	.298
18	Split (Multi)	.054	.073	.082	.044
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.259	.341	.426	.277
31	vs R (2012)	.299	.414	.444	.304
38	Split (2012)	.040	.074	.019	.027
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
BP Unfiltered: Chris Stewart and Miguel Montero on Catcher Receiving Skills	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-24
BP Unfiltered: Kevin Towers on Catcher Receiving Skills	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-22
BP Unfiltered: Brandon McCarthy on Catcher Framing	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 11, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-11
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/10	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-10
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-04
Fantasy Mailbag: Playing the Waiting Game	BP Fantasy Team	2013-05-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 2	Larry Granillo	2013-04-03
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-19
Top 100 Dynasty League Prospects: Part Two: 51-100	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-11
Top 100 Dynasty League Prospects: Part Two: 51-100	Bret Sayre	2013-03-11
Sobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent Signees	Adam Sobsey	2013-02-27
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Off-Season Moves	Baseball Prospectus	2013-02-20
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Pete Barrett	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Hudson Belinsky	2013-02-18
The Week In Quotes: February 11-17	Andrew Koo	2013-02-18
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 15 Fantasy Catchers	Paul Sporer	2013-02-13
BP Unfiltered: A Definitive Ranking of the Diamondbacks' Grittiest Players	Zachary Levine	2013-01-24
Pebble Hunting: The Non-Pitching Value of Pitchers	Sam Miller	2013-01-02
Transaction Analysis: The Diamondbacks Deal Bauer to Cleveland, and the Reds Get Choo	Ben Lindbergh	2012-12-12
Transaction Analysis: The Diamondbacks Deal Bauer to Cleveland, and the Reds Get Choo	Sam Miller	2012-12-12
Western Front: Thou Shalt Not Run on Johnny Cueto	Geoff Young	2012-12-04
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, November 8	Daniel Rathman	2012-11-08
Sobsequy: Let Me Qualify That	Adam Sobsey	2012-11-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 23	Larry Granillo	2011-06-24
Prospectus Perspective: Are the D'Backs for Real?	Mike Petriello	2011-06-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 14	Larry Granillo	2011-06-15
Divide and Conquer, NL West: Sometimes the Tangent Wins	Geoff Young	2011-06-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 31	Larry Granillo	2011-06-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Westward Huh?	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 26	Larry Granillo	2011-05-27
BP Unfiltered: Catcher Interference Leaders	Mike Fast	2011-05-23
Divide and Conquer, NL West: Everybody Got Problems	Geoff Young	2011-05-10
Divide and Conquer, NL West: A Tale of Two Aprils, or In Which the Padres and Rockies Swap Places	Geoff Young	2011-05-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 28	Larry Granillo	2011-04-29
Transaction Analysis: A Farewell to Arms	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-19
Divide and Conquer, NL West: And Then Kemp and Upton Stopped Swinging at Everything	Geoff Young	2011-04-19
Prospectus Hit List: Get Your Phils	Tommy Bennett	2011-04-12
Divide and Conquer, NL West: Catch as Catch Can	Geoff Young	2011-04-12
Team Injury Projection: Arizona Diamondbacks	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-25
Team Injury Projection: Arizona Diamondbacks	Marc Normandin	2011-03-25
Fantasy Beat: Expert Mock Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-15
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Contractual Matters: NL West Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-02-09
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2011-02-01
Transaction Analysis: I Want Wandy	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-27
Prospectus Q&A: Best of Q&A 2010	David Laurila	2010-12-31
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-30
Contractual Matters: NL West Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-01
Prospectus Q&A: Miguel Montero	David Laurila	2010-10-26
GM for a Day: Arizona Diamondbacks	Ken Funck	2010-10-13
Transaction Action: Cardinals, D'backs, Rockies	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Marc Normandin	2010-09-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	ESPN Insider	2010-09-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-21
On the Beat: A Nice Change of Pace	John Perrotto	2010-08-04
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-08-03
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Fantasy Beat: Trade Deadline Roundup	Marc Normandin	2010-07-31
Deadline Dealings : Comparing the Peavy and Haren Deals	Marc Normandin	2010-07-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-27
The Week In Quotes: July 5-11	Alex Carnevale	2010-07-12
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-05
Transaction Action: Dealing and Decapitating	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-02
Prospectus Q&A: Dan Haren	David Laurila	2010-06-22
Transaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Under The Knife: Friday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-11
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-09
Under The Knife: Monday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-07
Under The Knife: Tuesday Update	Will Carroll	2010-06-01
Under The Knife: Thursday Update	Will Carroll	2010-05-27
Prospectus Q&A: Lance Cormier	David Laurila	2010-05-26
Under The Knife: Monday Update	Will Carroll	2010-05-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-05-11
Transaction Action: Senior Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-10
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-05-04
Game Story: Diamondbacks at Cubs, Game One	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-30
Transaction Action: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-23
Transaction Action: Captive, O Captive!	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-13
Under The Knife: Mounting Numbers	Will Carroll	2010-04-12
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Contractual Matters: NL West Projected Payrolls	Jeff Euston	2010-03-18
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2010-03-17
Transaction Action: NL Nibbles	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-07
Camp Battles: NL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-01
Fantasy Focus: Catcher rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-28
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-17
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings Review	Marc Normandin	2010-01-15
Prospectus Today: NL Shopping Lists	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-06
Checking the Numbers: Location and Perception	Eric Seidman	2009-10-05
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Arizona Diamondbacks	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-27
Transaction Action: Waivers Deadline Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-31
Fantasy Beat: Backstop Blues	Marc Normandin	2009-08-28
Under The Knife: History or Hyperbole?	Will Carroll	2009-08-27
On the Beat: The Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-07-19
Second-Half Prescriptions: NL	Baseball Prospectus	2009-07-16
Transaction Analysis: NL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-16
Catcher Fatigue: The Cost of Donning the Tools of Ignorance	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-07
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2009-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Catchers	Marc Normandin	2009-02-23
Future Shock: The Best at Being Young and an Oriole	Kevin Goldstein	2009-01-30
Every Given Sunday: Not Actually Getting Ink Done.	John Perrotto	2009-01-11
Future Shock: The 2008 Rule 5 Draft	Kevin Goldstein	2008-12-11
GM for a Day: Blue Jays	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-07
Hot Stove Preview: NL West	Jay Jaffe	2008-11-17
Future Shock: Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-03
On the Beat: Let the Games Begin	John Perrotto	2008-10-01
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-24
Prospectus Today: Second-Half Preview, NL	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-21
Transaction Analysis: Weekend Moves Omnibus	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-21
Prospectus Today: NL Preview	Joe Sheehan	2008-03-31
Future Shock: Organizational Rankings, Part 1	Kevin Goldstein	2008-02-29
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2008-02-14
Future Shock: Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-11
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Alphabet Soup	Dan Fox	2007-12-06
Lies, Damned Lies: Offseason Plans, NL West	Nate Silver	2007-10-31
Prospectus Today: NLCS, Game One	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: Diamondbacks versus Rockies	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-11
Future Shock: How the D'backs Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: Cubs versus Diamondbacks	Nate Silver	2007-10-02
Schrodinger's Bat: The Return of the Fish Eye	Dan Fox	2007-09-13
Winning With No Bite: The Toothless Snakes	John Perrotto	2007-05-23
Lies, Damned Lies: The PECOTA Top 100	Nate Silver	2007-04-27
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Projected Standings, AL and NL West	Nate Silver	2007-03-29
Fantasy Focus: Where to Waste Your Precious Time	Alex Carnevale	2007-03-14
Hope and Faith: How the Arizona Diamondbacks Can Win the World Series	Joe Sheehan	2007-03-01
Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
Transaction Analysis: NL West and NL Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-10
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Catching Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-02
Prospectus Matchups: PECOTA's Rookies	Jim Baker	2007-01-19
Transaction Analysis: November 22-29, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-11-30
Future Shock: Arizona Diamondbacks Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-11-08
Prospectus Game of the Week: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Florida Marlins, 9/6/06	Derek Jacques	2006-09-08
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: Catchers	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-29
Transaction Analysis: March 14-16	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-17
Future Shock: State of the Systems: NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-10
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Thomas Gorman	2006-02-20
Team Health Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks	Will Carroll	2006-02-20
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part One	Nate Silver	2006-02-08

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-01-18 13:00:00	Thoughts on Miguel Montero? He had a huge 2009 second half: 254 PA, .316/.366/.534 (on a .358 BABIP) and 11 Bombs. I thought he could be roughly equal to Brian McCann in 2010 but had the knee injury in the first week. What do you think happens to him in 2011? (Tom from New York)	I like Montero, but not more than McCann or even as much. I think he'll be a pretty good pickup, but some people may overrate him, which makes him kind of dangerous to chase. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00	What can we expect out of Miguel Montero when he gets back? (Phyllis from Irvine, CA)	The same thing you should have expected out of him at the beginning of the year. Dude's one of the better hitting catchers out there, and very undervalued. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-11 16:30:00	So far it has been a rough fantasy season for me. I have had 5 players hit the DL already (Miguel Montero, Aaron Hill, Yunel Escobar, Carlos Beltran and Brad Hawpe). So I am playing with a lot of replacement level players. My main question is, should I keep Gordon Beckham and Jason Kubel? They have been in tremendous slumps. and if so, who should I replace them with? Is Ryan Ludwick a better option in the outfield? Please help. (csatte1 from Baltimore, MD)	Gordon Beckham really seems like a young hitter who is adjusting. His BABIP is low because if too many grounders and pop-ups, but he should work that out. Jason Kubel just isn't hitting the ball as hard as last year. Fewer balls hit to the outfield, fewer HR. He's probably working out kinks in his swing, but I can't imagine he's as valuable as Beckham, even though I don't do fantasy baseball so I don't really know league scarcity that well. Ryan Ludwick seems he's just a little less patient hitter with maybe a little more power. Not sure how that plays in here. I guess Ludwick is better especially with Kubel needing to work out some kinks. (Matt Swartz)
2010-03-04 13:00:00	do you lose any sleep deciding between nathan, rivera or papelbon? also, I think you're too harsh on Rasmus and Montero in your rankings. (stewbies from rochester)	Miguel Montero? I said he was at least as good as his projection, and if he weren't splitting time with Snyder he'd be worth more. I do love Montero. Rasmus isn't bad, there's just a lot more to choose from, and he hasn't shown me enough to get excited yet. I'm more interested in his 2011 than his 2010. (Marc Normandin)
2010-02-05 13:00:00	Miguel Montero. Looks pretty tasty to me. Your thoughts? (firejerrymanuel from ny)	Thanks for stopping in. I'm a big fan of Montero, especially if he's picking up the playing time he deserves. I probably ranked him too high last season considering he was in a time share, but then he ended up starting and inadvertently made me look like I knew what I was talking about. Thanks, Miggy! (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-09 13:00:00	How does Miguel Montero stack up against other catchers? I know there are problems with half-season splits, but he went nuts this year in the second half. (Rob from Alaska)	I'm a huge fan, have been for a while. (And as I write that, I feel like I answered this question in my previous chat.) In any case, I see him as a .290/.370/.480 catcher with average defense, a championship-caliber player. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-11-19 13:00:00	Who hangs up first on a Justin Upton for Bumgarner-and-Posey swap? (Martin from Tucson)	The Diamondbacks, largely because Miguel Montero is pretty good. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-11-19 13:00:00	What are your thoughts on Miguel Montero for 2010? Will he build on his strong 2nd half? (John from Trenton, NJ)	I think I lost this answer...like him a lot, championship-caliber bat, .290/.365/.470, average defense, no speed. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-09 13:30:00	What kind of a prospect was Miguel Montero? Was his breakout this year for real? (Rob from Alaska)	I always had him pretty darn high -- so yes, I think it is. (Kevin Goldstein)

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