Salty is quietly producing
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been striking out in over one-third of his plate appearances this season, and it's clouding many people's judgement on him. It's time he gets the credit he deserves for his productive season.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 46 | 134 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .382 | .396 | |
| 2004 | 91 | 323 | 42 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 83 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .348 | .437 | |
| 2005 | 129 | 459 | 70 | 144 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 57 | 99 | 4 | 2 | .314 | .394 | .519 | |
| 2006 | 92 | 313 | 30 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 55 | 71 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .353 | .380 | |
| 2007 | Rangers | 46 | 167 | 28 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .290 | .431 |
| 2007 | Braves | 47 | 141 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .333 | .411 |
| 2007 | 22 | 81 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .309 | .404 | .617 | |
| 2008 | Rangers | 61 | 198 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .352 | .364 |
| 2008 | 15 | 55 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .391 | .491 | |
| 2009 | Rangers | 84 | 283 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 97 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .290 | .371 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .360 | .316 |
| 2010 | Rangers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 2010 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .500 | |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 103 | 358 | 52 | 84 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 56 | 24 | 119 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .288 | .450 |
| 2012 | Red Sox | 121 | 405 | 55 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 59 | 38 | 139 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .288 | .454 |
| Career Total | 474 | 1576 | 209 | 376 | 81 | 5 | 64 | 210 | 140 | 509 | 1 | 5 | .239 | .302 | .418 | |
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Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been striking out in over one-third of his plate appearances this season, and it's clouding many people's judgement on him. It's time he gets the credit he deserves for his productive season.
Not a surprise, but the Red Sox manager thinks his baseball players should be aware of the rules of baseball.
Boston and Saltalamacchia agreed to a one-year $4.5 million deal.
The Red Sox have avoided arbitration with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, signing the catcher to a one-year, $4.5 million deal.
The Boston Red Sox could trade one of their two incumbent catchers -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia or Ryan Lavarnway -- now that they have signed veteran backstop David Ross to a two-year deal.
The Seattle Mariners have traded catcher Guillermo Quiroz to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations.