Skelton Remains with Arizona
Minor league catcher James Skelton will remain in the Arizona Diamondbacks system, after the team worked out a trade with the Detroit Tigers. Detroit receives pitcher Brooks Brown in return.
- Born: 1985/10/28
- Age: 27
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 165
- Bats/Throws: L / R
- Seasons:
- Place of birth: West Covina, CA
- Drafted by: the Detroit Tigers in 2004 (14th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .260 | .163 | |
| 2005 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .413 | .212 | |
| 2006 | 42 | 130 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .403 | .400 | |
| 2007 | 101 | 353 | 60 | 109 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 18 | 5 | .309 | .402 | .448 | |
| 2008 | 63 | 212 | 43 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 5 | .307 | .468 | .406 | |
| 2009 | 51 | 178 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 51 | 5 | 2 | .236 | .359 | .348 | |
| 2010 | 69 | 207 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 44 | 45 | 7 | 1 | .280 | .406 | .391 | |
| 2011 | 49 | 127 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 2 | .236 | .375 | .370 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .538 | .333 |
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