#74 Martin Baker, Catcher, 31 yrs, South Bay Scorpions

#74 Martin Baker, Catcher, 31 yrs, South Bay Scorpions
Monday, 10/14/2010

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Martin Baker

2/18/1979
31
USA
5"11
180

Catcher
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,550,000
2012
7 Year(s), 50 Days (1254 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 135 Days (1339 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	45	28	26	35	76
Versus LHP	52	30	28	38	74
Versus RHP	42	27	25	34	77
Talent	6	4	3	5	8

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Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/18	@WAL	L 3-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/23	@DAN	W 9-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/24	WAL	L 4-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/25	WAL	W 8-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#2
9/26	RIV	L 3-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#9
9/27	RIV	L 3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/30	@COV	W 5-2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/1	RIV	W 4-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/4	COV	W 5-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#2
10/5	@RIV	L 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 2010

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	112	358	88	7	2	1	24	40	26	37	.246	.300	.285	.585	.466	.039
Projected	112	358	88	7	2	1	24	40	26	37	.246	.300	.285	.585	.466	.039

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	80	397	3	0	0	10	7	3	102	10	0	1	.0	31.5	2.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	71	20	1	1	0	7	10	3	5	0	1	0	.282	.307	.324	.631
vs. RHP	287	68	6	1	1	17	30	23	32	3	6	3	.237	.297	.275	.573
Close/Late	57	16	3	1	0	7	4	4	4	1	3	1	.281	.318	.368	.687
Scoring Position	74	18	3	1	0	23	0	7	12	3	0	0	.243	.298	.311	.608
Pinch Hitting	28	7	0	2	0	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	.250	.267	.393	.660

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	53	171	44	4	0	1	9	16	11	18	.257	.305	.298	.603
Road	59	187	44	3	2	0	15	24	15	19	.235	.286	.273	.558
March/April	24	92	29	4	0	1	8	11	7	4	.315	.350	.391	.741
May	22	82	24	2	1	0	8	10	3	6	.293	.333	.341	.675
July	19	74	14	1	0	0	1	11	6	15	.189	.244	.203	.447
August	24	68	15	0	1	0	6	6	5	9	.221	.273	.250	.523
Sept/Oct	23	42	6	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	.143	.229	.143	.372

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	10	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	CAL STO
2005	79	120	27	5	1	1	14	12	4	0	0	25	0	1	.225	.250	.308	.558	STO
2006	117	239	73	9	1	6	37	31	10	0	0	33	0	1	.305	.333	.427	.760	STO
2007	126	397	109	9	2	9	44	55	25	2	1	35	0	1	.275	.320	.375	.695	FMM
2008	136	456	139	17	0	8	61	56	34	7	3	44	3	0	.305	.360	.395	.755	FMM RIV,ZL
2009	139	470	146	19	7	13	75	61	43	5	3	47	0	3	.311	.372	.464	.836	RIV,ZL
2010	112	358	88	7	2	1	24	40	26	3	3	37	0	1	.246	.300	.285	.585	SB
Total	719	2050	585	66	13	38	255	255	142	17	10	223	3	7	.285	.335	.386	.721

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2003, AAA	162	614	182	33	0	3	60	63	28	128	5	12	.296	.324	.365	.688
2004, AAA	118	407	100	16	0	6	46	55	32	76	6	7	.246	.297	.329	.626
2005, AAA	25	99	20	5	0	1	5	11	5	17	1	1	.202	.234	.283	.516

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2007	5	19	6	0	0	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	.316	.350	.474	.824
2008	5	18	5	0	1	1	5	2	0	3	0	0	.278	.278	.556	.833
2009	7	24	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397
Total	17	61	15	0	1	2	11	6	3	10	0	0	.246	.281	.377	.658

Fielding Stats 2010

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	91	80	614	27	0	646	5	.992	745.1	7.80	1	69	19	27.5
First Base	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00

Player History

Released by California on 2/2/2004...
Signed as a free agent by Stockholm on 2/7/2004 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year...
Had first career hit on 9/10/2004, off Maria Coronado (WAL)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/12/2005, off Stephen Tedford (AUS)...
Won World Championship with Florida in 2006...
Won Cecil Cup with Florida in 2007...
1/26/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration...
Traded from South Bay to River Cities on 1/28/2008 (Going to SB: P Bradford Mcgreevy. Going to RIV: C Martin Baker)...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Won Cecil Cup with River Cities in 2008...
1/26/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,985,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 2009...
Signed as a free agent by South Bay on 2/1/2010 to a 3-year deal worth $5,550,000 per year...
Injured on 5/29/2010 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
2008 - .305 - 10th
2009 - .311 - 4th

OBP
2009 - .372 - 10th

Triples
2009 - 7 - 4th

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