#20 Jorge Posada, Catcher, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#20 Jorge Posada, Catcher, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Thursday, 10/9/2005

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Jorge Posada

8/17/1971
34
Puerto Rico
6"2
205

Catcher
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R

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,440,000
2005
10 Year(s), 98 Days (1818 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 103 Days (1823 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	48	48	50	69	26
Versus LHP	48	48	50	69	26
Versus RHP	48	48	50	69	26
Talent	5	5	5	7	3

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2
2
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3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	@PHI	W 6-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#4
9/22	COL	W 5-1	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	#4
9/23	COL	W 6-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#4
9/24	@NYM	L 1-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/25	@NYM	L 4-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	#4
9/27	FLO	W 9-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	0	#4
9/28	WAS	L 2-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	#4
9/29	@SL	L 2-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#4
10/1	@SF	L 2-5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#4
10/3	ATL	L 3-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4

Batting Stats 2005

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	146	519	139	25	1	24	76	106	104	151	.268	.395	.459	.854	.902	.191
Projected	146	519	139	25	1	24	76	106	104	151	.268	.395	.459	.854	.902	.191

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	136	634	7	0	0	7	1	3	238	50	0	0	.0	103.6	7.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	154	34	5	1	7	15	31	41	50	0	0	3	.221	.394	.403	.797
vs. RHP	365	105	20	0	17	61	75	63	101	3	1	4	.288	.395	.482	.878
Close/Late	44	13	2	1	2	13	10	14	11	2	1	0	.295	.443	.523	.965
Scoring Position	123	36	11	0	3	50	0	17	39	3	1	3	.293	.381	.455	.836
Pinch Hitting	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	0	.143	.300	.143	.443

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	71	242	66	13	0	13	34	58	48	69	.273	.394	.488	.882
Road	75	277	73	12	1	11	42	48	56	82	.264	.395	.433	.828
Last Week	3	12	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	.167	.231	.417	.647
March/April	24	90	23	5	0	3	13	21	16	25	.256	.370	.411	.781
May	24	91	24	4	0	1	3	19	18	24	.264	.391	.341	.732
June	23	87	20	5	1	3	16	23	20	26	.230	.380	.414	.793
July	22	79	21	4	0	6	10	16	13	28	.266	.389	.544	.934
August	26	85	31	5	0	5	17	14	19	25	.365	.481	.600	1.081
Sept/Oct	27	87	20	2	0	6	17	13	18	23	.230	.355	.460	.815

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1995	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	LAN
1996	8	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	NYN
1997	60	188	47	12	0	6	25	29	30	0	0	33	1	2	.250	.353	.410	.763	SDN
1998	111	358	96	23	0	17	63	56	47	0	0	92	0	1	.268	.353	.475	.828	KCA
1999	112	379	93	19	2	12	57	50	53	0	0	91	1	0	.245	.338	.401	.739	CHA
2000	151	505	145	35	1	28	86	92	107	0	0	151	2	2	.287	.412	.527	.938	SFN
2001	148	446	125	34	1	29	94	90	120	0	0	119	0	5	.280	.433	.556	.989	OAK
2002	147	478	121	25	2	25	88	66	109	0	0	150	3	4	.253	.392	.471	.863	NYN
2003	153	502	137	32	3	19	94	80	111	0	0	136	3	2	.273	.405	.462	.867	CHA
2004	160	535	116	29	0	15	63	66	117	0	0	163	1	2	.217	.357	.355	.713	BOS
2005	146	519	139	25	1	24	76	106	104	7	3	151	0	0	.268	.395	.459	.854	NYM PIT
Total	1197	3924	1020	234	10	175	646	636	799	7	3	1092	11	18	.260	.386	.458	.844

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2005

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	140	133	847	54	2	905	4	.996	1183.2	6.88	20	105	32	30.5
Third Base	3	3	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	27.0	1.67

Player History

Drove in 6 runs against Arizona on 6/12/2005...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/14/2005, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Traded from New York (NL) to Pittsburgh on 7/31/2005 (Going to PIT: C Jorge Posada. Going to NYM: P Fake Player, P Rick White, 1B Lee Stevens, C Mike Lieberthal)...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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