#87 Patrick Welch, Rightfield, 38 yrs, River Cities Paddlewheelers
Thursday, 10/17/2009 |
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| Patrick Welch
4/3/1971
38
USA
6"3
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Rightfield
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 9,500,000
2009
17 Year(s), 7 Days (2931 total Days)
172 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 7 Days (2931 total Days)
18 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 55 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 46 |
| Versus LHP | 55 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 46 |
| Versus RHP | 55 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 46 |
| Talent | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 4 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 9
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/24 | @WAL | W 14-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/26 | @DAN | W 13-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/1 | SB | W 5-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #1 | | |
| 10/2 | @NY | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 10/4 | DAN | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/8 | @SEA | W 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/9 | @SEA | W 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/11 | SEA | L 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/12 | SEA | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 10/13 | SEA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 130 | 367 | 103 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 62 | 35 | 67 | .281 | .354 | .417 | .771 | .811 | .136 |
| Projected | 130 | 367 | 103 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 62 | 35 | 67 | .281 | .354 | .417 | .771 | .811 | .136 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 80 | 412 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 72.7 | 63.0 | 6.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 86 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .291 | .390 | .430 | .820 |
| vs. RHP | 281 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 25 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .278 | .343 | .413 | .756 |
| Close/Late | 50 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .327 | .480 | .807 |
| Scoring Position | 79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .281 | .266 | .547 |
| Pinch Hitting | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .366 | .421 | .787 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 65 | 177 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 19 | 35 | .305 | .383 | .441 | .824 |
| Road | 65 | 190 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 32 | .258 | .327 | .395 | .722 |
| Last Week | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .714 | 1.214 |
| March/April | 27 | 109 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 19 | .257 | .336 | .404 | .740 |
| May | 22 | 75 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | .253 | .348 | .413 | .762 |
| June | 20 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .227 | .320 | .318 | .638 |
| July | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .310 | .355 | .483 | .838 |
| August | 21 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 12 | .344 | .403 | .492 | .895 |
| Sept/Oct | 21 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .327 | .377 | .408 | .786 |
| Postseason | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .714 | 1.214 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2002 | 145 | 544 | 199 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 81 | 101 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 41 | 12 | .366 | .427 | .520 | .947 | KNG,ZL |
| 2003 | 161 | 604 | 194 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 82 | 93 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 34 | 7 | .321 | .392 | .442 | .834 | KNG,ZL |
| 2004 | 157 | 617 | 217 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 86 | 104 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 4 | .352 | .414 | .504 | .918 | WAL,ZL |
| 2005 | 156 | 605 | 207 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 94 | 108 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 64 | 19 | .342 | .407 | .506 | .913 | WAL,ZL |
| 2006 | 158 | 636 | 195 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 111 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 11 | .307 | .351 | .458 | .808 | WAL SEA,AL |
| 2007 | 157 | 603 | 206 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 121 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 79 | 38 | 14 | .342 | .413 | .484 | .897 | FMM,ZL |
| 2008 | 151 | 550 | 173 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 88 | 101 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 24 | 18 | .315 | .389 | .489 | .878 | RIV,ZL |
| 2009 | 130 | 367 | 103 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 32 | 12 | .281 | .354 | .417 | .771 | RIV |
| Total | 1215 | 4526 | 1494 | 210 | 63 | 114 | 620 | 801 | 454 | 36 | 7 | 631 | 315 | 97 | .330 | .395 | .480 | .875 | |
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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 |
| 2006 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .300 | .567 |
| 2007 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .350 | .458 | .500 | .958 |
| 2008 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .438 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .714 | 1.214 |
| Total | 22 | 73 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .342 | .400 | .466 | .866 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 89 | 73 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 2 | .987 | 670.2 | 2.07 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 59.0 | 2.29 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 17th overall pick, by Kingston in 2002... Had first career hit on 4/2/2002, off Scott Mayhew (CAL)... Hit first career homerun on 4/4/2002, off Jonathan Starner (CAL)... Injured
on 4/28/2002 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game... Injured on 9/22/2002 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 2003 Allst
ar game... Drove in 6 runs against Stockholm on 10/8/2003... Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/2004, hitting .571 with 0 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2004, hitting .406 with 6 HR, 16 RBI...
Sets a new season ZL-Record for Hits with 203 on 9/20/2004...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield in 2004...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/2006, hitting .700 with 1 HR, 2 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2006, hitting .382 with 5 HR, 19 RBI...
Traded from Walla Walla to Seattle on 6/10/2006 (Going to WAL: 3B A. Vega, P F. Estrada. Going to SEA: RF P. Welch, 3B L. Chaparro)...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/2006, hitting .545 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Florida on 2/3/2007 to a 1-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2007, hitting .370 with 1 HR, 18 RBI...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Won Cecil Cup with Florida in 2007...
Signed as a free agent by River Cities on 2/1/2008 to a 2-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/2008, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/2008, hitting .421 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Cecil Cup with River Cities in 2008...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2003 - .321 - 4th
2004 - .352 - 1st
2005 - .342 - 1st
2006 - .307 - 6th
2007 - .342 - 1st
2008 - .315 - 8th
| OBP
2003 - .392 - 2nd
2004 - .414 - 2nd
2005 - .407 - 4th
2006 - .351 - 9th
2007 - .413 - 1st
2008 - .389 - 6th
| SLG
2004 - .504 - 3rd
2005 - .506 - 3rd
2006 - .458 - 7th
2007 - .484 - 8th
2008 - .489 - 9th
| OPS
2003 - .834 - 7th
2004 - .918 - 2nd
2005 - .913 - 2nd
2006 - .808 - 9th
2007 - .897 - 4th
2008 - .878 - 7th
| Hits
2003 - 194 - 2nd
2004 - 217 - 1st
2005 - 207 - 1st
2006 - 195 - 5th
2007 - 206 - 1st
2008 - 173 - 8th
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Doubles
2005 - 34 - 6th
2007 - 33 - 8th
2008 - 32 - 10th
| Triples
2004 - 7 - 8th
2005 - 10 - 1st
2006 - 11 - 1st
2007 - 10 - 3rd
| RBI
2003 - 82 - 9th
2004 - 86 - 7th
2005 - 94 - 9th
2008 - 88 - 8th
| Runs
2003 - 93 - 4th
2004 - 104 - 3rd
2005 - 108 - 3rd
2006 - 111 - 1st
2007 - 121 - 1st
2008 - 101 - 4th
| BB
2003 - 70 - 3rd
2004 - 66 - 9th
2005 - 66 - 8th
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SB
2003 - 34 - 2nd
2004 - 29 - 7th
2005 - 64 - 1st
2006 - 53 - 2nd
2007 - 38 - 5th
2008 - 24 - 7th
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