#65 Jason Verdugo, Catcher, 35 yrs, River Cities Paddlewheelers

#65 Jason Verdugo, Catcher, 35 yrs, River Cities Paddlewheelers
Monday, 10/14/2008

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Jason Verdugo

4/9/1973
35
USA
6"0
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Big League Contract
$ 1,350,000
2009
14 Year(s), 37 Days (2445 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 138 Days (2546 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
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1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	37	28	60	29	50
Versus LHP	38	29	61	30	49
Versus RHP	36	27	59	29	51
Talent	4	4	7	5	6

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Fielding Ratings
C : 8 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/6	@NY	W 16-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/9	DAN	W 5-4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/10	DAN	W 7-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/18	@SB	W 6-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/21	DAN	L 2-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/24	SB	W 8-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/27	@SB	W 15-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
10/1	@WAL	W 9-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/4	@NY	L 4-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
10/9	@SEA	W 11-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9

Batting Stats 2008

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	68	160	38	8	0	8	25	17	8	35	.237	.267	.438	.705	.639	.200
Projected	68	160	38	8	0	8	25	17	8	35	.237	.267	.438	.705	.639	.200

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	35	172	0	0	0	0	0	4	70	16	0	0	.0	20.3	4.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	32	9	2	0	0	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	.281	.294	.344	.638
vs. RHP	128	29	6	0	8	24	15	7	30	3	0	0	.227	.261	.461	.722
Close/Late	23	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	1	0	0	.174	.167	.217	.384
Scoring Position	40	7	1	0	1	18	0	2	10	4	0	0	.175	.196	.275	.471
Pinch Hitting	19	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	30	72	19	5	0	3	8	10	2	14	.264	.280	.458	.738
Road	38	88	19	3	0	5	17	7	6	21	.216	.258	.420	.678
Last Week	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
March/April	10	28	8	0	0	2	7	2	3	9	.286	.355	.500	.855
May	8	19	4	0	0	1	2	1	2	5	.211	.286	.368	.654
June	10	24	5	0	0	1	2	3	0	5	.208	.200	.333	.533
July	11	26	7	1	0	2	9	4	2	5	.269	.310	.538	.849
August	15	38	10	5	0	2	4	6	1	6	.263	.275	.553	.828
Sept/Oct	14	25	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	.160	.154	.240	.394
Postseason	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2002	142	478	93	17	0	19	62	48	30	0	0	76	1	1	.195	.242	.349	.591	SAS,AL
2003	124	258	51	7	0	5	14	27	14	0	0	37	0	0	.198	.239	.283	.522	SAS
2004	157	574	95	24	2	18	69	58	41	0	0	108	1	0	.166	.221	.308	.530	BUT
2005	150	534	115	22	0	17	77	50	34	0	0	94	0	1	.215	.262	.352	.614	HOU
2006	155	547	121	27	1	18	73	61	32	0	0	76	0	0	.221	.264	.373	.637	HOU
2007	143	498	118	17	0	23	78	52	28	1	5	97	0	0	.237	.276	.410	.686	HOU RIV
2008	68	160	38	8	0	8	25	17	8	0	4	35	0	0	.237	.267	.438	.705	RIV
Total	939	3049	631	122	3	108	398	313	187	1	9	523	2	2	.207	.252	.355	.608

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
2008	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000

Fielding Stats 2008

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	34	26	215	14	1	230	1	.996	249.1	8.30	2	21	11	52.4
First Base	17	9	86	6	6	92	0	1.000	95.1	8.69

Player History

Drafted in 18th round, 140th overall pick, by Saskatoon in 2002... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/2002, off Joe Daye (BRK)... Hit first career homerun on 5/3/2002, off Thomas Hallinan (HOU)...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/15/2005 to a 3-year deal worth $3,159,111 per year...
Traded from Houston to River Cities on 7/29/2007 (Going to RIV: LF Shaun Guinn, C Jason Verdugo, P Harold Beeks, P Raymond Sant. Going to HOU: 2B Robert Allred, C Steven Slezak, CF Wayne Jester).
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Signed as a free agent by River Cities on 2/5/2008 to a 2-year deal worth $1,350,000 per year...
Won Cecil Cup with River Cities in 2008...

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