#80 Jorge Posada, Catcher, 27 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jorge Posada
8/17/1971 27 P.R.,,SANTURCE 6"2 190
Catcher S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,564,286 1998 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/22 | @MIL | L 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | CLE | L 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/24 | CLE | W 8-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/26 | KC | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @MIN | L 2-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/29 | TEX | L 5-14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | CHA | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/3 | @OAK | L 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/5 | MIN | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 137 | 455 | 114 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 85 | 97 | 109 | .251 | .388 | .492 | .881 | .921 | .242 |
Projected | 137 | 455 | 114 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 85 | 97 | 109 | .251 | .388 | .492 | .881 | .921 | .242 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 122 | 559 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 91.1 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 107 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .417 | .458 | .875 |
vs. RHP | 348 | 88 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .253 | .379 | .503 | .881 |
Close/Late | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .309 | .286 | .595 |
Scoring Position | 135 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .417 | .467 | .883 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .533 | 1.000 | 1.533 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 68 | 213 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 49 | .225 | .357 | .498 | .854 |
Road | 69 | 242 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 54 | 60 | .273 | .415 | .488 | .903 |
March/April | 21 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | .203 | .360 | .304 | .665 |
May | 25 | 76 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 19 | .263 | .440 | .500 | .940 |
June | 22 | 78 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | .308 | .419 | .628 | 1.048 |
July | 19 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | .246 | .352 | .525 | .877 |
August | 25 | 78 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 21 | .269 | .441 | .513 | .954 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 93 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 21 | .215 | .308 | .473 | .782 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1995 | 147 | 498 | 148 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 97 | 94 | 85 | 9 | 3 | 137 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .407 | .552 | .959 | NYY |
1996 | 140 | 467 | 111 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 73 | 89 | 106 | 5 | 4 | 118 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .381 | .463 | .844 | NYY |
1997 | 139 | 438 | 103 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 81 | 85 | 118 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .399 | .475 | .874 | NYY |
1998 | 137 | 455 | 114 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 88 | 85 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .388 | .492 | .881 | NYY |
Total | 563 | 1858 | 476 | 130 | 7 | 101 | 339 | 353 | 406 | 24 | 12 | 488 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .394 | .497 | .891 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1997 | 17 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .395 | .613 | 1.008 |
Total | 17 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .395 | .613 | 1.008 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 132 | 122 | 816 | 33 | 1 | 850 | 1 | .999 | 1105.2 | 6.92 | 3 | 52 | 12 | 23.1 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1995... Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1995, off Al Lachowicz (BAL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1995, off Randy Myers (BAL)... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1995, hitting .297 with 28 HR, 97 RBI... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1997... 2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Kansas City, driving in 4 runs on 5/7/1998... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1998, hitting .619 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Toronto on 8/20/1998... Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 9/8/1998...
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