Tim Federowicz Catcher

       
 

Born: August 5, 1987
Apex, NC
Height: 5-11
Weight: 200
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 7th round, 2008
How Acquired: Draft
College: North Carolina
High School: Apex (NC)

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Links
2009 Prospect Preview
The Ladder - 5.20.09
Fire Brand - Federowicz Interview
2010 Prospect Preview
ESPNBoston - future catching options?
Q&A with Tim Federowicz
2011 Prospect Preview
The Book - 4.25.11

Traded to the LA Dodgers with Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez in a three-way deal in which Boston also sent Chih-Hsien Chiang to Seattle, LA sent Trayvon Robinson to Seattle, and Seattle sent Erik Bedard and Josh Fields to Boston (July 2011)

Scouting Report: Intelligent catcher with ideal frame and strong core. Line drive hitter. Average power potential as swing is on the flat side. Profiles as a gap-to-gap doubles hitter. Makes best contact on balls down and out over the plate. At times struggles to get his hands above the baseball on higher velocity elevated fastballs. Good pitch recognition skills, but can chase hard breaking balls off the plate. Improving plate discipline. Behind the dish, Federowicz presently is above-average defensively. Plus, accurate arm with a fluid release. Can struggle with his grip when throwing, which causes ball to tail into runners during stretches. Outstanding instincts and reflexes. Excels at staying square to the ball with both his body and glove. Fluid footwork, especially when blocking pitches in the dirt. Improving with game management skills and taking charge of the pitching staff. Below-average speed, but heady on the base paths. Projects as a major league backup catcher, with potential as a second division starter.


 

  
   
  Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2006 North Carolina NCAA Coll --- 18 67 250 35 80 17 0 12 62 133 25 41 2 0 0.320 0.383 0.532 0.915
  2007 North Carolina NCAA Coll --- 19 73 291 46 97 19 1 4 65 130 21 34 2 2 0.333 0.375 0.447 0.822
  2008 North Carolina NCAA Coll --- 20 68 264 46 80 21 1 5 48 118 30 46 2 2 0.303 0.381 0.447 0.828
  2008 Lowell NYPL A Bos 20 36 127 14 31 6 0 1 15 40 19 24 10 3 0.244 0.338 0.315 0.653
  2009 Greenville SAL A Bos 21 55 226 34 78 19 0 10 34 146 15 42 1 0 0.345 0.393 0.562 0.955
  2009 Salem Car A Bos 21 50 187 18 48 13 0 4 24 73 5 22 1 0 0.257 0.276 0.390 0.666
  2010 Salem Car A Bos 22 109 407 47 103 34 1 4 61 151 43 86 1 1 0.253 0.324 0.371 0.695
2011 Portland East AA Bos 23 90 339 46 94 20 0 8 52 138 32 63 1 9 0.277 0.338 0.407 0.745
  2011 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 23 25 83 17 27 7 0 6 17 52 15 20 0 0 0.325 0.431 0.627 1.058
  2011 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 23 7 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0.154 0.312 0.154 0.466
  2012 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 24 115 412 71 121 34 1 11 76 190 52 91 0 1 0.294 0.371 0.461 0.832
  2012 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.333 0.500 0.333 0.833
  2013 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 25 21 79 20 33 8 1 8 25 67 14 26 0 0 0.418 0.500 0.848 1.348
  2013 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 25 56 160 12 37 8 0 4 16 57 10 56 0 0 0.231 0.275 0.356 0.631
  2014 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 26 78 299 51 98 26 0 14 48 166 26 66 1 0 0.328 0.383 0.555 0.938
  2014 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 26 23 71 2 8 3 0 1 5 14 3 18 0 0 0.113 0.158 0.197 0.355
  2015 Fort Wayne Mid A SD 27 5 16 3 5 1 0 1 3 9 2 7 0 0 0.313 0.389 0.563 0.951
  2015 El Paso PCL AAA SD 27 22 78 11 14 4 0 3 6 27 5 19 0 0 0.179 0.229 0.346 0.575
  2016 Iowa PCL AAA ChC 28 65 229 25 67 12 0 8 39 103 18 51 3 0 0.293 0.353 0.450 0.803
  2016 Chicago NL MLB ChC 28 17 31 3 6 2 0 0 3 8 1 12 0 0 0.193 0.219 0.258 0.477
  2017 Sacramento PCL AAA SF 29 77 283 34 85 19 0 9 43 131 30 65 3 0 0.300 0.366 0.463 0.829
  2017 San Francisco NL MLB SF 29 13 13 3 3 0 0 2 3 9 1 4 0 0 0.231 0.286 0.692 0.978
  2018 Fresno PCL AAA Hou 30 38 134 24 44 13 0 6 22 75 16 27 0 0 0.328 0.404 0.560 0.964
  2018 Houston AL MLB Hou 30 10 34 4 7 3 0 0 2 10 1 13 0 0 0.206 0.229 0.294 0.523
  2018 Louisville IL AAA Cin 30 23 68 10 19 6 0 1 9 28 9 20 0 0 0.244 0.318 0.359 0.677
  2018 Cincinnati NL MLB Cin 30 5 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 6 1 3 0 0 0.333 0.429 1.000 1.429
  2019 Nashville PCL AAA Tex 31 16 57 5 8 0 0 1 8 11 4 16 0 0 0.140 0.190 0.193 0.383
  2021 Oklahoma City TAW AAA LAD 33 25 70 10 14 3 0 3 9 26 9 17 0 0 0.200 0.291 0.371 0.663
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: fed-ur-OH-vitch
First Pro Contract: July 8, 2008 by Quincy Boyd
Signing Bonus: $150,000
MiLB Debut: July 9, 2008 (Lowell)
 		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: September 11, 2011 (LA Dodgers)
     
  Awards
2006 Freshman All-American (Baseball America)
2006 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball)
Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (August 2008)
South Atlantic League All-Star (2009)
South Atlantic League Player of the Week (June 15-21, 2009)
Red Sox ML Defensive Player of the Month (June 2009)
Red Sox ML Defensive Player of the Month (June 2011)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June 15-21, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (June 2009)
 
 
 
     
 
 		  
     
 
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