| #2 Johnny Bassler, Catcher, 31 yrs, Newark Bears Thursday, 11/1/2007
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 | Johnny Bassler 
 6/3/1976
 31
 Mechanics Grove,PA
 5"9
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 2.5 Stars
 
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 | Big League Contract $ 840,000
 2011
 7 Year(s), 100 Days (1304 total Days)
 172 Day(s)
 6 Year(s)
 
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |  | Overall | 94 | 66 | 6 | 90 | 97 |  | Versus LHP | 67 | 46 | 6 | 63 | 96 |  | Versus RHP | 100 | 74 | 6 | 100 | 97 |  | Talent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |  | 
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 | Fielding Ratings C  : 6 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
 Catcher Arm : 6
 Infield Arm : 6
 Outfield Arm : 1
 
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot |  |  |  | 9/25 | LEA | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 |  |  |  | 9/26 | LEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 |  |  |  | 9/27 | @WLL | W 9-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 |  |  |  | 9/28 | @WLL | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 |  |  |  | 9/30 | SAL | W 9-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #1 |  |  |  | 10/2 | SAL | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 |  |  |  | 10/3 | @FRA | L 2-7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 |  |  |  | 10/4 | SPR | L 3-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 |  |  |  | 10/7 | @WIL | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 |  |  |  | 10/8 | @WIL | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 |  |  |  | 
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |  | Overall | 128 | 450 | 154 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 30 | 29 | .342 | .386 | .411 | .797 | .713 | .069 |  | Projected | 128 | 450 | 154 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 30 | 29 | .342 | .386 | .411 | .797 | .713 | .069 |  | 
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |  | Overall | 111 | 488 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 71.6 | 6.2 |  | 
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|  | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | vs. LHP | 44 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .298 | .341 | .639 |  | vs. RHP | 406 | 142 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .394 | .419 | .813 |  | Close/Late | 49 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .315 | .367 | .682 |  | Scoring Position | 110 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .382 | .400 | .455 | .855 |  | Pinch Hitting | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .500 | .417 | .917 |  | 
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|  | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | Home | 70 | 262 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 17 | .347 | .374 | .416 | .790 |  | Road | 58 | 188 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 12 | .335 | .395 | .404 | .799 |  | March/April | 19 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .322 | .375 | .373 | .748 |  | May | 23 | 76 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .342 | .373 | .447 | .821 |  | June | 20 | 71 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .394 | .427 | .521 | .948 |  | July | 20 | 81 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | .358 | .402 | .383 | .785 |  | August | 25 | 94 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .255 | .305 | .309 | .613 |  | Sept/Oct | 21 | 69 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .406 | .446 | .464 | .910 |  | Postseason | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |  | 1913 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |  | 1914 | 43 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .182 | .315 | .221 | .536 | CLE |  | 1921 | 119 | 388 | 119 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 37 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .307 | .397 | .379 | .776 | DET |  | 1922 | 121 | 372 | 120 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .323 | .419 | .360 | .780 | DET |  | 1923 | 135 | 383 | 114 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 45 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .298 | .414 | .345 | .759 | DET |  | 2007 | 128 | 450 | 154 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .386 | .411 | .797 | CAL NEW |  | Total | 547 | 1672 | 521 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 211 | 187 | 241 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 10 | 7 | .312 | .399 | .368 | .767 |  |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | 2007, AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | 2007 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |  | Total | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |  | 
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |  | Catcher | 122 | 111 | 712 | 65 | 3 | 788 | 11 | .986 | 1009.0 | 7.03 | 2 | 161 | 46 | 28.6 |  | 
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| Drafted in 12th round, 353rd overall pick, by Cabrini in 2005... Drafted in 17th round, 505th overall pick, by Wilmington in 2006...
 Traded from Wilmington to Syracuse on 7/25/2006 (Going to POW: LF Goose Goslin. Going to SYR: C  Johnny Bassler)...
 Drafted in 15th round, 427th overall pick, by Calcutta in 2006...
 Hit first career homerun on 5/14/2007, off Carl Lundgren (WIL)...
 Traded from Calcutta to Newark on 7/26/2007 (Going to CAL: C  Cliff Bolton. Going to NEW: C  Johnny Bassler)...
 
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