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CATCHER
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 242 Bats/Throws: Right / Right
Birthdate: August 29, 1983 Opening Day Age: 27
Birthplace/Resides: Allentown, Pennsylvania / Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Major League Service: None
Obtained: Selected in the 18th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft
Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2011.
CAREER HiGHLiGHTS
Was the A’s 18th round pick in the 2005 draft…has compiled a .271 (545 for 2012) batting average with
73 home runs and 305 RBI in 568 games over six minor league seasons…has reached double figures
in home runs each of his last five seasons…was named to Midseason All-Star teams in the Midwest
League in 2006, the California League in 2007 and the Texas League in 2008…has tossed out 207 of
608 (34.0%) attempted base stealers in his career.
2010 HiGHLiGHTS
Began the season at Double-A Midland, hitting .211 with a home run and three RBI in 11 games before
he was moved up to Triple-A Sacramento April 22…batted .288 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI in 80
games with the River Cats…combined for a .278 average with 11 home runs and 45 RBI in 91 games
overall…had a career-high .472 slugging percentage…batted .329 (24 for 73) against left-handed pitching
and .260 (56 for 215) against right-handers…had a .222 batting average with four home runs and 20
RBI in 40 games before the All-Star Break…then hit .355 with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 40 games
after the break…logged a .244 batting average with the bases empty, .325 with runners on, including
.338 with runners in scoring position…hit .292 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 76 games at catcher
and .163 in 15 games at designated hitter…batted .219 when leading off an inning…committed nine errors
in 76 games at catcher for a .983 fielding percentage…tossed out 25 of 60 (41.7%) attempted base
stealers…also appeared in two games at first base…hit in every spot in the order except third…saw his
most action in the nine spot where he hit .356 (31 for 87) in 27 games.
MinORS: Began the season at Midland and went 8 for 38 (.211) in 11 games before he was transferred
to Sacramento April 22…went 6 for 35 (.171) over his first 10 games with the River Cats, giving him
a .192 average in 21 games to start the season…was hitting .222 with three home runs and 17 RBI in
40 games with Sacramento when he was placed on the disabled list June 25 with a strained oblique
muscle…was reinstated from the DL July 15 and hit .355 with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 40 games
following his return…his Triple-A batting average was at .216 at the conclusion of play Aug. 4 but he
went 11 for 15 (.733) with six runs, four doubles and four RBI over his next four games to boost his batting
average 44 points to .260…had four RBI Aug. 7 at Albuquerque, went 5 for 7 against the Isotopes
Aug. 8 and was a perfect 4-for-4 at Round Rock Aug. 11…homered four times over a four-game stretch
from August 25 to 28, including a two-home run, five-RBI performance at Fresno on Aug. 28…the home
runs and RBI were season highs…ended up batting .370 with eight doubles, one triple, four home runs
and 15 RBI in 24 games in August…added 10 walks for a .440 on-base percentage…finished the regular
season with a season-best seven-game hitting streak from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6 (13 for 29, .448)…then
went 2 for 9 (.222) with a double in two postseason games for the River Cats.
CAREER
2009—Spent most of the season at Triple-A Sacramento where he batted .261 with 12 home runs and 45
RBI in 78 games…also hit .298 with three home runs and nine RBI during a 16-game stint with Double-
A Midland from April 29 to May 18…combined for a .267 batting average, 15 home runs and 54 RBI in
94 games overall…the home runs tied for sixth best in the A’s farm system and he also ranked ninth in
slugging (.462)…hit .287 with seven home runs in 101 at bats against left-handed pitching and .259 with
eight home runs in 228 at bats against right-handers…batted .304 when leading off an inning…hit .244
with 11 home runs and 42 RBI in 65 games before the All-Star Break and .326 with four home runs and
12 RBI in 29 games after the break…appeared in 77 games at catcher and tossed out 24 of 72 (33.3%)
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