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  NAME     : Jorge Posada
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Puerto Rico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/17/1971
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $7,140,000 through 2006
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Catcher : D (Fielding Pct. : .990) Range at First Base : D (Fielding Pct. : .994) Catcher Arm : C
OFFENSIVE RATINGS : (Rated by an average league scout) Speed : E Stealing Ability : E Sacrifice Bunt : C Bunt for Hit : E Hitter Type : Pull Hitter Getting Hits : 5 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average) Hitting Doubles : 7 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Good) Hitting Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Good) Getting BB's : 7 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good) Avoiding Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
BATTING STATS : Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG Overall .241 3 13 87 21 3 0 10 2 0 20 27 .394 .379 vs RHP .243 3 10 70 17 2 0 9 2 0 20 23 .424 .400 vs LHP .235 0 3 17 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .294 At Home .205 2 8 44 9 1 0 6 1 0 8 13 .309 .364 Away .279 1 5 43 12 2 0 4 1 0 12 14 .456 .395 R.I.S.P. .353 3 13 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 .429 .941 Pinch Hitting .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Close/Late .286 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .400 .286 This Week .286 1 4 14 4 1 0 3 0 0 3 5 .412 .571 Last Week .235 1 4 17 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .364 .412 Apr/Mar .241 3 13 87 21 3 0 10 2 0 20 27 .384 .379 May .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
CAREER STATS : YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS 1995 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 NYA 1996 .071 0 0 8 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .133 .071 NYA 1997 .250 6 25 60 188 47 12 0 29 1 2 30 33 .353 .410 NYA 1998 .268 17 63 111 358 96 23 0 56 0 1 47 92 .353 .475 NYA 1999 .245 12 57 112 379 93 19 2 50 1 0 53 91 .337 .401 NYA 2000 .287 28 86 151 505 145 35 1 92 2 2 107 151 .411 .527 NYA 2001 .277 22 95 138 484 134 28 1 59 2 6 62 132 .358 .475 NYA 2002 .268 20 99 143 511 137 40 1 79 1 0 81 143 .370 .468 NYA 2003 .292 25 89 151 497 145 39 2 89 1 0 89 148 .399 .529 NYA,PIT 2004 .276 26 78 151 485 134 35 4 70 0 0 85 133 .384 .526 PIT Total AB : 3508 Total AVG : .272 Total Hits: 953 Total HR : 159 Total RBI : 605 Total Runs: 535 Total SB : 10
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from New York (A) to Pittsburgh on 3/31/2003 (Going to PIT: P J. Lieber, C J. Posada, P J. Acevedo, RF R. Sierra. Going to NYA: P D. Williams, C J. Kendall, P S. Sauerbeck)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against San Francisco on 5/7/2003... Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 5/13/2003...