Rays sign Fontenot, Thompson
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran infielder Mike Fontenot and journeyman outfielder Rich Thompson to minor-league contracts.
- Born: 1980/06/09
- Age: 32
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 165
- Bats/Throws: L / R
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Slidell, LA
- Drafted by: the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 122 | 481 | 61 | 127 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 117 | 13 | 9 | .264 | .333 | .364 | |
| 2003 | 126 | 449 | 63 | 146 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 50 | 89 | 16 | 5 | .325 | .399 | .481 | |
| 2004 | 136 | 524 | 73 | 146 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 111 | 14 | 7 | .279 | .346 | .420 | |
| 2005 | Cubs | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 0 |
| 2005 | 111 | 379 | 60 | 103 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 59 | 77 | 3 | 2 | .272 | .377 | .430 | |
| 2006 | 111 | 362 | 54 | 107 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 64 | 5 | 4 | .296 | .375 | .450 | |
| 2007 | Cubs | 86 | 234 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 43 | 5 | 4 | .278 | .336 | .402 |
| 2007 | 55 | 211 | 46 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .336 | .384 | .540 | |
| 2008 | Cubs | 119 | 243 | 42 | 74 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 51 | 2 | 0 | .305 | .395 | .514 |
| 2009 | Cubs | 135 | 377 | 38 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 83 | 4 | 1 | .236 | .301 | .377 |
| 2010 | Giants | 28 | 71 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .329 | .310 |
| 2010 | Cubs | 75 | 169 | 14 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .284 | .332 | .402 |
| 2010 | 103 | 240 | 24 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .283 | .331 | .375 | |
| 2011 | Giants | 85 | 220 | 22 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 48 | 5 | 1 | .227 | .304 | .377 |
| 2011 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .324 | .313 | |
| 2012 | Phillies | 47 | 97 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .343 | .340 |
| 2012 | 16 | 52 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .368 | .481 | |
| Career Total | 582 | 1413 | 175 | 374 | 86 | 13 | 27 | 163 | 140 | 289 | 17 | 11 | .265 | .332 | .401 | |
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