Jarrod Saltalamacchia Catcher

     
 

Born: May 2, 1985
West Palm Beach, FL
Height: 6-4
Weight: 235
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Drafted: 1st round, 2003 by ATL
How Acquired: Acquired from Texas for Roman Mendez, Chris McGuiness, Michael Thomas, and cash considerations
High School: Royal Palm Beach (FL)

Photo courtesy of TJ Perreira

Signed with Miami (Dec. 2013)

Scouting Report: Excellent catcher's frame. Makes average to slightly below-average contact. Plus power. Above-average plate discipline. Hits well from both sides of the plate. There are some concerns about his defense, primarily his glove work and his game-calling ability. Throws out runners at a decent clip. Has had issues with throwing the ball back to the pitcher.
 

  
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2003 GCL Braves GCL Rk Atl 18 46 134 23 32 11 2 2 14 53 28 33 0 0 0.239 0.382 0.396 0.778
  2004 Rome SAL A Atl 19 91 323 42 88 19 2 10 51 141 34 83 1 0 0.272 0.348 0.437 0.785
  2005 Myrtle Beach Caro A+ Atl 20 129 459 70 144 35 1 19 81 238 57 99 4 2 0.314 0.394 0.519 0.913
  2006 Mississippi Sou AA Atl 21 92 313 30 72 18 1 9 39 119 55 71 0 1 0.230 0.353 0.380 0.733
  2007 Mississippi Sou AA Atl 22 22 81 18 25 7 0 6 13 50 13 17 2 0 0.309 0.404 0.617 1.021
  2007 Atlanta NL MLB Atl 22 47 141 11 40 6 0 4 12 58 10 28 0 0 0.284 0.333 0.411 0.744
  2007 Texas AL MLB Tex 22 46 167 28 42 7 1 7 21 72 9 47 0 0 0.251 0.290 0.431 0.721
  2008 Oklahoma City PCL AAA Tex 23 15 55 10 16 3 1 2 13 27 7 15 0 0 0.291 0.391 0.491 0.882
  2008 Texas AL MLB Tex 23 61 198 27 50 13 0 3 26 72 31 74 0 2 0.253 0.352 0.364 0.716
  2009 Frisco Tex AA Tex 24 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333
  2009 Texas AL MLB Tex 24 84 283 34 66 12 0 9 34 105 22 97 0 2 0.233 0.290 0.371 0.661
  2010 Oklahoma City PCL AAA Tex 25 63 238 37 58 11 2 11 33 106 25 60 1 0 0.244 0.326 0.445 0.771
  2010 Texas AL MLB Tex 25 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400
  2010 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 25 9 36 5 10 5 0 1 6 18 4 9 0 0 0.278 0.350 0.500 0.850
2010 Boston AL MLB Bos 25 12 24 2 4 3 0 0 2 7 6 5 0 0 0.167 0.333 0.292 0.625
2011 Boston AL MLB Bos 26 103 358 52 84 23 3 16 56 161 24 119 1 0 0.235 0.288 0.450 0.737
  2012 Boston AL MLB Bos 27 121 405 55 90 17 1 25 59 184 38 139 0 1 0.222 0.288 0.454 0.742
  2013 Boston AL MLB Bos 28 121 425 68 116 40 0 14 65 198 43 139 4 1 0.273 0.338 0.466 0.804
  2014 Jupiter FSL A+ Mia 29 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661
  2014 Miami NL MLB Mia 29 114 373 43 82 20 0 11 44 135 55 143 0 1 0.220 0.320 0.362 0.681
  2015 Miami NL MLB Mia 30 9 29 3 2 1 0 1 1 6 4 12 0 0 0.069 0.182 0.207 0.389
  2015 Arizona ARZ Rk Ari 30 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0.250 0.333 0.250 0.583
  2015 Reno PCL AAA Ari 30 9 32 2 6 0 0 2 7 12 2 13 0 0 0.188 0.222 0.375 0.597
  2015 Arizona NL MLB Ari 30 70 171 23 43 14 0 8 23 81 19 57 0 0 0.251 0.332 0.474 0.805
  2016 Detroit AL MLB Det 31 92 246 30 42 5 1 12 38 85 41 104 0 0 0.171 0.288 0.346 0.634
  2017 Buffalo IL AAA Tor 32 33 111 8 18 6 0 1 5 27 17 51 0 0 0.162 0.271 0.243 0.515
  2017 Toronto AL MLB Tor 32 10 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0 0.040 0.077 0.040 0.117
  2018 Toledo IL AAA Det 33 67 218 21 38 7 1 5 28 62 33 81 1 1 0.174 0.285 0.284 0.569
  2018 Detroit AL MLB Det 33 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: SAUL-tuh-luh-MACH-kia
First Pro Contract: June 3, 2003 by Alex Morales (Atlanta)
Signing Bonus: $950,000
MiLB Debut: June 19, 2003 (GCL Braves)		 Added to 40-man: May 2, 2007 (Atlanta)
MLB Debut: May 2, 2007 (Atlanta)
     
  Awards
2005 Carolina League All-Star
2005 Baseball America All-Star		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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