| #74 Smoky Burgess, Catcher, 29 yrs, Syracuse Amazin' Mets Thursday, 11/1/2007
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 | Smoky Burgess 
 2/6/1978
 29
 USA,NC,Caroleen
 5"8
 187
 
 Catcher
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 Some ability
 3 / 6 (Well Known)
 1 / 6 (Insignificant)
 Good
 Normal
 Normal
 3.0 Stars
 
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 | Big League Contract $ 2,750,000
 2009
 6 Year(s), 101 Days (1133 total Days)
 172 Day(s)
 6 Year(s)
 
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |  | Overall | 100 | 99 | 18 | 65 | 96 |  | Versus LHP | 81 | 86 | 16 | 54 | 95 |  | Versus RHP | 100 | 100 | 19 | 69 | 97 |  | Talent | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 |  | 
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 1
 Spray Hitter
 
 | Fielding Ratings C  : 7 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
 Catcher Arm : 7
 Infield Arm : 7
 Outfield Arm : 2
 
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot |  |  |  | 9/23 | @LAF | L 2-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 |  |  |  | 9/28 | @ORO | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 |  |  |  | 10/3 | OAK | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/5 | HOU | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/13 | @ORO | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/14 | @ORO | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/16 | ORO | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/17 | ORO | W 10-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 |  |  |  | 10/18 | ORO | L 6-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 10/20 | @ORO | L 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 |  |  |  | 
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |  | Overall | 124 | 413 | 132 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 25 | .320 | .347 | .455 | .802 | .695 | .136 |  | Projected | 124 | 413 | 132 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 25 | .320 | .347 | .455 | .802 | .695 | .136 |  | 
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |  | Overall | 96 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 61.4 | 5.6 |  | 
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|  | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | vs. LHP | 89 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .323 | .472 | .794 |  | vs. RHP | 324 | 106 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .327 | .353 | .451 | .804 |  | Close/Late | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .286 | .447 | .733 |  | Scoring Position | 115 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .322 | .352 | .487 | .839 |  | Pinch Hitting | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .407 | .560 | .967 |  | 
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|  | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | Home | 61 | 204 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .275 | .308 | .373 | .681 |  | Road | 63 | 209 | 76 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 11 | .364 | .381 | .536 | .917 |  | March/April | 22 | 85 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | .341 | .356 | .459 | .815 |  | May | 21 | 67 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .299 | .324 | .418 | .742 |  | June | 22 | 75 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .373 | .377 | .533 | .910 |  | July | 16 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .268 | .317 | .321 | .638 |  | August | 25 | 77 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .325 | .350 | .545 | .895 |  | Sept/Oct | 18 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .283 | .333 | .396 | .730 |  | Postseason | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .417 | .478 | .895 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |  | 1949 | 46 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .317 | .321 | .638 | CHN |  | 1951 | 94 | 219 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .251 | .317 | .315 | .632 | CHN |  | 1952 | 110 | 371 | 110 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .296 | .379 | .429 | .807 | PHI |  | 1953 | 102 | 312 | 91 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .292 | .367 | .417 | .783 | PHI |  | 2007 | 124 | 413 | 132 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .347 | .455 | .802 | LOU SYR |  | Total | 476 | 1371 | 403 | 91 | 11 | 16 | 171 | 158 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 4 | .294 | .354 | .411 | .766 |  |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | 2007 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .417 | .478 | .895 |  | Total | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .417 | .478 | .895 |  | 
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |  | Catcher | 102 | 94 | 623 | 73 | 1 | 702 | 6 | .991 | 844.2 | 7.48 | 1 | 174 | 54 | 31.0 |  | Third Base | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 18.0 | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  | Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 3.86 |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Drafted in 10th round, 272nd overall pick, by Galveston in 2005... Traded from Galveston to Calcutta on 4/24/2005 (Going to CAL: C  S. Burgess, LF K. Mitchell, LF D. Wakefield. Going to GAL: C  C. Fisk, LF M. Minoso, LF L. O'Doul)...
 Injured on 6/28/2005 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
 Drafted in 10th round, 279th overall pick, by Syracuse in 2006...
 Drafted in 6th round, 161st overall pick, by Louisville in 2006...
 Traded from Louisville to Syracuse on 6/27/2007 (Going to LOU: 1B Chuck Hinton, 1B Henry Larkin, 1B Cal McVey, 3B Billy Werber. Going to SYR: C  Smoky Burgess, 1B Rafael Palmeiro, 2B Del Pratt)...
 
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