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2011 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Catcher

Found October 21, 2011 on ChadMoriyama.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Rod Barajas,  AJ Ellis,  Russell Martin,  Ned Colletti,  Dioner Navarro,  Tim Federowicz,  Trayvon Robinson,  Brad Ausmus,  Hector Gimenez
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers,  New York Yankees,  Seattle Mariners,  Boston Red Sox

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Rod Barajas Rod Barajas subscribes to a simple theory: why be anyone but Rod Barajas when people will continue to give me a job regardless of the fact that I’m a pretty mediocre player? Not a bad idea, considering he doesn’t have many other options. Since arriving in L.A. after being claimed off of waivers from the Mets, Barajas has been consistent. Outside of a hot first week with the Dodgers in 2010 that earned him a starting gig and way too much cash in 2011, Barajas was his usual self, failing to get on-base enough and playing poor defense, but hitting enough home runs to placate the people. In 2010, he hit .240/.284/.447 with a .310 wOBA; in 2011, he slashed his way to a .230/.287/.430 line with a wOBA of .307. Barajas once again lost time due to injury, playing in just 98 games while amassing a WAR of 1.3 after posting a 0.9 WAR the previous year. He has never been above a 2.1 WAR, and that came way way back in 2005 with Texas. Barajas did up his BB% from 2010 (3.8...
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