#74 Martin Baker, Catcher, 30 yrs, River Cities Paddlewheelers

#74 Martin Baker, Catcher, 30 yrs, River Cities Paddlewheelers
Thursday, 10/17/2009

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Martin Baker

2/18/1979
30
USA
5"11
180

Catcher
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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,985,714
2009
6 Year(s), 50 Days (1082 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 135 Days (1167 total Days)
6 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	58	35	29	50	83
Versus LHP	71	38	31	53	81
Versus RHP	53	34	28	48	84
Talent	6	4	4	6	9

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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
10/2	@NY	L 0-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/4	DAN	W 6-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	#9	PoG
10/5	@SB	W 10-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/8	@SEA	W 6-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/9	@SEA	W 6-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#8
10/11	SEA	L 2-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
10/12	SEA	L 4-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#8
10/13	SEA	L 3-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#8
10/15	@SEA	W 6-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/16	@SEA	L 0-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#8

Batting Stats 2009

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	139	470	146	19	7	13	75	61	43	47	.311	.372	.464	.836	.789	.153
Projected	139	470	146	19	7	13	75	61	43	47	.311	.372	.464	.836	.789	.153

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	127	535	5	0	0	10	14	3	218	39	0	3	.0	84.1	6.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	98	25	2	0	6	22	16	8	9	1	2	2	.255	.315	.459	.774
vs. RHP	372	121	17	7	7	53	45	35	38	2	12	3	.325	.386	.465	.851
Close/Late	62	23	5	2	2	21	10	8	8	0	4	2	.371	.434	.613	1.047
Scoring Position	115	44	8	2	4	60	0	9	13	3	8	0	.383	.393	.591	.984
Pinch Hitting	12	6	0	1	2	12	3	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.167	1.667

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	67	211	72	10	1	8	41	30	21	15	.341	.391	.512	.903
Road	72	259	74	9	6	5	34	31	22	32	.286	.339	.425	.764
This Week	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
Last Week	5	18	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	.167	.211	.167	.377
March/April	22	78	26	2	2	4	16	10	7	6	.333	.384	.564	.948
May	23	71	23	5	0	3	9	11	10	9	.324	.400	.521	.921
June	21	79	20	0	0	1	8	8	6	6	.253	.307	.291	.598
July	23	71	18	1	1	0	8	7	10	10	.254	.333	.296	.629
August	22	79	33	7	3	3	20	13	6	10	.418	.449	.696	1.146
Sept/Oct	28	92	26	4	1	2	14	12	4	6	.283	.310	.413	.723
Postseason	7	24	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	.167	.231	.167	.397

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
Total	607	1692	497	59	11	37	231	215	116	14	7	186	3	6	.294	.343	.407	.750

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 2009

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	134	127	1054	48	2	1108	6	.995	1163.0	8.57	3	91	31	34.1

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...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
2008 - .305 - 10th

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