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Josh Thole
Birthdate: 10/28/1986     Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 6-1/215     Position: C
Contract: $2.5M / 2 Years (2013 - 2014)
3/24/2013: Thole was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reports.
5/4/2013 - Catcher Tiers Update: May 2013 by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
3/8/2013 - Catchers: Tiered Rankings by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 23
7/17/2012 - Catchers: Potential Trade Candidates by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 5
7/3/2012 - Updated Catcher Tiers: July 2012 by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 47
6/12/2012 - 2012 June Catcher Tiers Update by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 25


DashboardCustomize
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Mets (R)361101131216.4 %22.7 %.071.297.235.300.306.28772   
2007Mets (A)11745804636413.3 %12.4 %.044.313.267.372.311.33097   
2008Mets (A+)11140254956211.2 %9.5 %.127.320.300.382.427.371130   
2009Mets (AA)1034421484689.5 %7.7 %.094.349.328.395.422.372129   
2009Mets175902916.8 %8.5 %.075.340.321.356.396.330101-0.9-0.80.1
2010Mets (AAA)4819122017011.5 %13.1 %.164.300.267.353.430.348113   
2010Mets7322731717110.6 %11.0 %.089.305.277.357.366.3271030.31.71.5
2011Mets1143863224009.8 %12.2 %.076.300.268.345.344.30794-4.8-4.80.7
2012Mets (AAA)2500000.0 %0.0 %.000.200.200.200.200.1832   
2012Mets1043541242107.6 %14.1 %.056.273.234.294.290.257600.8-2.9-0.1
2013Steamer431611161419.1 %13.2 %.093.290.256.328.349.29885-1.5-0.40.4
2013Bill James1053292242819.4 %11.6 %.087.298.265.338.352.299    
2013Oliver 4328464518.3 %13.7 %.119.287.260.326.379.309 -1.1-0.71.9
2013Fans (15)752881262507.6 %12.5 %.057.295.259.319.316.282 0.0-0.30.8
2013ZiPS1224264373618.2 %13.1 %.091.294.261.325.352.29784-3.0-0.71.1
2013Blue Jays (AAA)2811641118010.3 %12.9 %.176.361.333.414.510.415157   
2013Steamer (R)301131121018.9 %13.4 %.098.292.259.329.357.30286-1.1-0.30.3
2013Steamer (U)301131121018.9 %13.4 %.098.292.259.329.357.30286-1.1-0.30.3
Total- - -30810267658729.1 %12.4 %.072.294.261.331.333.29585-4.6-6.82.2

News
12/21 - Cooperstown Confidential: Knuckleballs, fielders and pioneer» by Bruce Markusen
12/18 - Judging the R.A. Dickey deal by Jeff Moore
7/31 - Fantasy: August catcher rankings by Jesse Sakstrup
5/6 - An interview with Tom Dakers, of Bluebird Banter by DRays Bay
5/3 - Improving the Blue Jays bench by Bluebird Banter
4/22 - The Buck stops here, 2013 NY Mets Series Preview by True Blue LA
3/14 - AL East Notes: Yankees, Happ, Thole by Ben Nicholson-Smith
1/19 - Players Avoiding Arbitration: Friday by Ben Nicholson-Smith
1/18 - Blue Jays, Thole Agree To Two-Year Deal by Tim Dierkes

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Mets (R)3698110231840113127125320111.235
2007Mets (A)1173894581048717004636611574041044.267
2008Mets (A+)111347402104722525495645238451821.300
2009Mets (AA)1033844421269429214846423346911484.328
2009Mets175359171421029405020110.321
2010Mets (AAA)4816519144221912201722025121300.267
2010Mets732022275645713171724125100810.277
2011Mets11434038691711703224038647431802.268
2012Mets (AAA)2551100000000000000.200
2012Mets104321354755915012421276501141200.234
2013Steamer431421613727801161415221111 10.256
2013Bill James10529832979581812242831738    10.265
2013Oliver 3884321017220184645363593321211.260
2013Fans (15)752632886855120126252233621  00.259
2013ZiPS1223834261007421143736355563321211.261
2013Blue Jays (AAA)281021163425414111812115200401.333
2013Steamer (R)301001132619601121010115111 10.259
2013Steamer (U)301001132619601121010115111 10.259
Total- - -30891610262391894127658793131276652922.261

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Mets (R)6.4 %22.7 %0.28.235.300.306.606.0713.3.297 -0.210-3.9.28772
2007Mets (A)13.3 %12.4 %1.07.267.372.311.683.0442.3.313 -1.258-2.0.33097
2008Mets (A+)11.2 %9.5 %1.18.300.382.427.808.1273.5.320 0.16013.8.371130
2009Mets (AA)9.5 %7.7 %1.24.328.395.422.816.0943.9.349 0.16614.6.372129
2009Mets6.8 %8.5 %0.80.321.356.396.752.0754.9.340-0.90.270.1.330101
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Mets (AAA)11.5 %13.1 %0.88.267.353.430.783.1642.3.300 -0.2263.0.348113
2010Mets10.6 %11.0 %0.96.277.357.366.723.0892.6.3051.70.0271.1.327103
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Mets9.8 %12.2 %0.81.268.345.344.690.0760.8.300-3.7-1.240-2.9.30794
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Mets (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.200.200.200.400.0000.1.200 0.00-0.6.1832
2012Mets7.6 %14.1 %0.54.234.294.290.584.0560.9.273-2.6-0.424-16.6.25760
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer9.1 %13.2 %0.69.256.328.349.678.0932.9.290-0.2-0.216-2.2.29885
2013Bill James9.4 %11.6 %0.82.265.338.352.690.0872.3.298 -0.233-4.3.299 
2013Oliver8.3 %13.7 %0.61.260.326.379.704.1192.4.287 -0.747-2.2.309 
2013Fans (15)7.6 %12.5 %0.61.259.319.316.635.0571.3.295 -0.325-7.7.282 
2013ZiPS8.2 %13.1 %0.63.261.325.352.678.0912.2.294 -0.742-6.1.29784
2013Blue Jays (AAA)10.3 %12.9 %0.80.333.414.510.924.1762.5.361 -0.5217.8.415157
2013Steamer (R)8.9 %13.4 %0.67.259.329.357.687.0983.3.292-0.2-0.112-1.2.30286
2013Steamer (U)8.9 %13.4 %0.67.259.329.357.687.0983.3.292-0.2-0.112-1.2.30286
Total- - -9.1 %12.4 %0.73.261.331.333.664.0721.6.294-5.4-1.498-18.4.29585

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2009Mets2.3034.0 %46.0 %20.0 %0.0 %0.0 %4.3 %0.0 %
2010Mets1.3422.7 %44.3 %33.0 %1.7 %5.2 %6.4 %0.0 %
2011Mets1.9124.6 %49.5 %25.9 %6.6 %3.9 %2.1 %25.0 %
2012Mets2.4518.8 %57.7 %23.5 %4.7 %1.6 %4.5 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.9422.8 %50.9 %26.3 %4.3 %3.4 %4.0 %11.1 %

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2009Mets231017010085133218
2010Mets7858401510342534876
2011Mets145767253415699041473
2012Mets157645137404858761361
Total- - -40320818091691148124473928

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2009Mets-0.06-0.840.781.290.130.912.2910.05-0.11
2010Mets0.56-4.264.821.490.121.211.5316-0.150.62
2011Mets-1.10-7.826.72-9.16-0.891.122.14170.38-1.36
2012Mets-1.05-6.155.10-18.46-1.971.021.1212-1.540.51
Total- - --1.65-19.0817.43-24.84-2.611.091.6746-1.27-0.24

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2009Mets67.4% (90.8)10.6% (84.1)0.5% (89.0)6.4% (74.8)10.6% (82.7)4.6% (83.0)  
2010Mets65.0% (90.9)12.6% (82.3)3.0% (88.6)7.9% (75.4)9.9% (82.0)1.6% (84.8) 1.6%
2011Mets63.1% (91.1)9.9% (82.1)4.6% (88.5)9.2% (76.9)10.4% (82.4)2.8% (83.3) 1.6%
2012Mets65.8% (91.2)11.6% (83.2)4.6% (86.8)8.6% (76.5)8.0% (81.9)1.5% (85.2) 1.7%
Total- - -64.7% (91.1)11.1% (82.7)4.0% (87.8)8.5% (76.3)9.5% (82.2)2.2% (83.9) 1.6%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2009Mets54.6 %6.0 %0.9 %  4.6 %12.8 %5.5 %  15.6 %   
2010Mets41.2 %6.6 %3.1 %1.6 %0.1 %15.9 %12.0 %8.3 %  10.5 %   
2011Mets37.6 %10.5 %3.8 %1.2 % 13.8 %11.8 %8.5 %0.1 % 11.2 %   
2012Mets38.4 %16.4 %5.1 %1.6 % 9.0 %11.8 %8.4 %  8.0 %   
Total- - -39.6 %11.4 %3.9 %1.4 %0.0 %12.1 %11.9 %8.2 %0.0 % 10.2 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2009Mets91.190.387.4  89.983.974.1  83.2  
2010Mets91.591.887.984.179.589.182.575.5  82.2  
2011Mets91.791.188.782.9 89.382.376.780.7 82.4  
2012Mets91.691.087.085.8 89.583.576.4  82.0  
Total- - -91.691.187.884.479.589.382.976.280.7 82.3  

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2009Mets-0.51.90.1-0.4-0.3-0.3 -0.358.236.49-2.91-1.19-2.91 
2010Mets2.5-4.41.00.7-1.2-0.6 0.45-4.043.691.03-1.42-3.93 
2011Mets1.00.2-0.7-2.1-0.9-0.3 0.110.11-1.10-1.62-0.62-0.83 
2012Mets-11.6-5.0-1.60.7-1.6-0.1 -1.32-3.22-2.600.62-1.54-0.66 
Total- - --8.6-7.4-1.3-1.1-4.1-1.3 -0.35-1.71-0.84-0.35-1.11-1.54 

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2009Mets0.2-0.1-0.2  0.32.7-0.3  -1.8  
2010Mets5.61.50.2-0.40.1-4.9-4.50.5  -0.7  
2011Mets-4.73.51.00.8 2.1-1.1-2.00.0 -2.7  
2012Mets-3.2-2.5-0.4-0.3 -5.9-5.70.5  -1.6  
Total- - --2.22.30.50.10.1-8.4-8.5-1.30.0 -6.8  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2009Mets0.14-1.00-10.53  3.209.64-2.45  -5.35  
2010Mets1.552.550.76-2.529.46-3.53-4.240.74  -0.76  
2011Mets-0.852.261.714.25 1.01-0.62-1.642.62 -1.63  
2012Mets-0.62-1.14-0.62-1.42 -4.80-3.530.45  -1.50  
Total- - --0.140.520.340.219.46-1.77-1.82-0.402.62 -1.71  

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2009Mets20.6 %56.9 %38.9 %77.3 %96.8 %91.7 %50.5 %59.3 %3.2 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Mets24.7 %62.7 %41.8 %75.0 %97.5 %90.1 %44.8 %59.5 %4.1 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Mets28.7 %64.3 %43.8 %81.9 %92.5 %88.5 %42.3 %58.6 %4.9 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Mets28.2 %68.0 %45.9 %73.2 %93.1 %86.3 %44.5 %60.7 %5.9 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
Total- - -27.3 %64.8 %43.8 %77.2 %94.1 %88.2 %44.1 %59.6 %5.0 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2009Mets21.4 %53.9 %38.5 %81.8 %96.8 %92.9 %52.8 %22.0
2009Average27.6 %61.4 %44.5 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.1 %21.4
2010Mets23.9 %58.7 %41.4 %74.0 %96.5 %90.0 %50.2 %21.1
2010Average28.0 %61.3 %44.7 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.1 %21.5
2011Mets25.9 %60.6 %42.5 %80.4 %92.3 %88.5 %47.8 %21.2
2011Average28.6 %62.1 %45.3 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %49.8 %21.6
2012Mets27.8 %62.1 %45.0 %76.1 %90.8 %86.3 %50.2 %20.5
2012Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.2 %22.1
Total- - -25.9 %60.3 %42.9 %77.6 %92.9 %88.2 %49.4 %21.0

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2009MetsC1615127.17231010000 4234.987 
2010MetsC6151467.1341293030200 1411416.992 
2011MetsC10291793.1657442021113 65171624.997 
2012MetsC10090798.1690506511210 57171818.992 
Total- - -C2792472186.1176012612572523 140474162.994 

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2009MetsC127.10  -1 -1    4-0.9        
2010MetsC467.10  -2 -3    210.3 0      
2011MetsC793.1-4  1 -4    39-0.8 -7      
2012MetsC798.1-1  -1 4    451.8 -7      
Total- - -C2186.1-5  -3 -4    1080.4 -14      

Fans Scouting Report
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Mets467.12155464054445156490
2011Mets793.1143425261931353930-7
2012Mets798.1153030263632322530-7
Total- - -2059.0503732293434373734-14

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2009Mets0.1-0.8-0.91.81.10.21.40.1$0.6 
2010Mets0.81.70.36.74.04.314.01.5$5.8 
2011Mets-2.7-4.8-4.811.26.82.06.50.7$3.1 
2012Mets-17.0-2.90.810.56.87.6-0.8-0.1($0.4) 
Total- - --18.8-6.8-4.630.218.714.121.22.2$9.2 

Contracts
  • $2.5m / 2 Years (2013 - 2014) (Edit)
    • signed by Toronto Blue Jays on 1/18/2013 (Free Agent)
    • 2013: $1.2M, 2014: $1.2M
    • Source: espn.go.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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