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Position: 1B
Date of Birth: 12/11/1973
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 236 lbs
Bats: L
Throws: R
Resides: Columbus, OH
Biography:
NON-ROSTER INVITEE TO ML SPRING TRAINING... HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as a minor league free agent, 11/20/07... PRIOR TRANSACTIONS: Selected by MTL in 16th round of 1996 (Selected by CIN in 28th round of 1995, but did not sign)... Claimed off waivers by NYM, 3/27/02... Signed by COL as a minor league FA, 4/25/03... Signed by CLE as a minor league FA, 12/16/05... Traded to BAL for cash considerations, 2/18/06... Signed by NYM as a minor league FA, 1/23/07... PERSONAL: Still shares Bowling Green school record for career HR (45)… Was also a 4-year letter-winner on the BGSU football team as a punter/kicker... 2009: Named to the International League midseason and postseason All-Star teams... Led IL in BB (74), finished 2nd in HR (26) and RBI (96) and 4th in R (76)... Led all IL 1st basemen in fielding % (.992)... His 26 HR were most by a Phillies Triple-A player since moving into SWB in 1989... His 96 RBI were most by a Phillies Triple-A player since 1999 (Torey Lovullo, SWB, 106)... Nine of his 26 HR gave LHV the lead... Named IL Player of the Week, 6/15-21 (.381-3-10)... Hit first LHV grand slam at Coca-Cola Park on 8/13 vs. LOU... Homered in 3 straight games, 8/20-21... Had 3 HR in a
DH on 8/20 vs. SWB (4-6, 5 RBI, 3 R)... Hit .515-7-21 (17-33) in his last 10 G at CCP... Had his contract selected on 9/9... Made lone PHI start 10/4 at FLA at 1st base and hit his 1st triple since 2000... Hit .500 (4-8) as a PH for Phillies... Played for Cibao in Domincan Winter League (.300-1-5 in 5 G)... 2008: Finished 2nd in IL in doubles (34) and T-5th in RBI (85)... Led all IL 1st basemen in fielding % (.997) and didn’t commit an error in first 57 G... Named IL Batter of Week twice, 6/23-29 (.520- 2-6, 13-25) and 8/4-10 (.526-4-8, 10-19)... Earned Phillies Minor League Player of Month honors for June after hitting .446- 4-18 (37-83) in 25 G... Had a season-high 5 RBI, 5/16 vs Norfolk, and back-to-back 4-RBI games, 7/12 at Syracuse and 7/17 vs SWB... Had a season-best 11-game hit streak (.310-2-7, 13-42), 4/27-5/8... Had 31 multi-hit games, including eight with 3+ hits... Hit the 1st HR in LHV history on 4/4 at SWB; also had the 1st 4-hit game, 4/16 at Toledo... Had contract purchased on 8/23 and was designated for assignment on 8/27 (Andrew Carpenter contract purchased)... Recalled on 9/2... Drove in a
run with a sac fly, 9/7 at NYM (G2)... Finished season with Phillies but did not play due to a fractured 5th metacarpal in left hand... 2007: Led New Orleans (AAA) in games (135), AB (472), HR (23) and BB (89)... Played for Licey in the Dominican Winter League... 2006: Non-Roster Invitee to spring training with BAL... Finished 3rd in IL in walks (69)... 2005: Non-Roster Invitee to spring training with COL... Released by COL on 4/21... Contract sold to Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League on 4/22... 2004: Led Pacific Coast League in RBI (120), extra-base hits (78), and total bases (293) and finished 2nd in 2B (42), 3rd in HR (33), 4th in HR ratio (1/14.06) and 5th in R (98)... His 120 RBI set a COL minor league record and ranked 5th overall in MiLB... Had contract purchased on 9/7... Hit a PH-double off Eric Gagne, 9/17 vs LAD: 2003: Led Texas League in SLG % (.563) and HR ratio (15.35), was 3rd in HR (25) and 5th in OBP (.371) and extra-base hits (50)... Drove in a run in 7 straight games (16 RBI), 6/13-24 and homered in 4 straight games (4 HR), 6/14-21... 2002: Went to spring
training with MTL... 2001: Made MTL’s Opening Day roster and was optioned to Ottawa (AAA) on 4/13 after 4 G... Recalled on 4/26 and spent the next 6 weeks with MTL, primarily as a PH... 2000: Non-Roster Invitee to spring training with MTL... Began season at Ottawa and shuttled between there and MTL all season... 1999: Named Eastern League Player of Year and an EL All-Star... Led EL in RBI (128), extra-base hits (65) and total bases (276), finished 2nd in HR (37), 3rd in HR/AB (13.32) and runs (96) and 5th in SLG % (.560)
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Career Statistics »
| Year |
League |
Club |
GP |
AVG |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
| 2008 |
International |
Lehigh Valley |
124 |
.288 |
430 |
71 |
124 |
34 |
0 |
22 |
85 |
65 |
96 |
5 |
| 2008 |
National |
PHILADELPHIA |
4 |
.000 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Robertson, Nate |
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Sardinha, Dane |
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Tracy, Andy |
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