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Hank Conger C

Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
12	1134	.221	.294	.366	89	8.7

Birth Date	1-29-1988
Height	6' 2"
Weight	220 lbs

Age	36 years, 2 months, 28 days
Bats	B
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2010	ANA	22	13	34	5	1	1	0	5	9	0	0	.172	.294	.276	70	-1.1	-0.1	-0.4	0.0
2011	ANA	23	59	197	37	8	0	6	17	37	1	0	.209	.282	.356	90	-1.9	0.3	2.5	1.0
2012	ANA	24	7	22	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.167	.238	.167	83	-0.4	-0.2	0.3	0.1
2013	ANA	25	92	255	58	13	1	7	17	61	4	1	.249	.310	.403	94	-1.3	-0.2	16.4	2.7
2014	ANA	26	80	260	51	12	0	4	22	57	2	2	.221	.293	.325	82	-5.0	0.8	23.4	3.3
2015	HOU	27	73	229	46	11	0	11	23	63	2	1	.229	.311	.448	107	2.8	-2.9	3.5	1.4
2016	TBA	28	49	137	24	5	0	3	12	40	0	0	.194	.265	.306	68	-5.0	-1.3	1.9	0.2
Career			373	1134	224	50	2	31	97	267	10	4	.221	.294	.366	89	-12.0	-3.5	47.6	8.7

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2006	ANG	Rk	AZL	19	76	.290	.380	.411	.368	99	5.9	2.2	-0.2	115	0	-0.2	0.3	-3.6	-0.1
2007	CDR	A	MDW	84	320	.250	.324	.373	.313	94	16.5	9.9	4.3	129	0	-1.5	-3.9	10.6	1.9
2007	ANG	Rk	AZL	3	15	.272	.382	.375	.333	108	-0.6	0.5	0.1	71	0	0.0	0.0	-0.9	0.0
2008	RCU	A+	CLF	73	318	.277	.341	.423	.336	100	14.9	9.5	-4.5	125	0	-0.2	-1.2	2.5	0.6
2009	ARK	AA	TXS	123	524	.268	.343	.396	.325	106	10.5	14.8	3.3	124	0	5.9	-3.0	6.6	2.9
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	13	34	.252	.318	.408	.250	103	-1.4	0.9	0.5	70	13	-0.4	-0.1	-1.1	0.0
2010	SLC	AAA	PCL	108	452	.275	.347	.429	.325	99	18.9	13.8	4.2	117	0	-4.3	-1.3	11.1	2.2
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	59	197	.252	.314	.392	.231	94	-3.8	5.3	3.1	90	14	2.5	0.3	-1.9	1.0
2011	SLC	AAA	PCL	27	114	.276	.348	.433	.325	112	1.3	3.5	1.2	123	0	0.1	-0.9	3.6	0.7
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	7	22	.258	.321	.407	.158	87	-2.1	0.6	0.4	83	9	0.3	-0.2	-0.4	0.1
2012	SLC	AAA	PCL	67	288	.291	.351	.452	.329	106	4.5	8.6	4	97	0	-1.9	1.4	0.0	1.2
2013	ANA	MLB	AL	92	255	.252	.317	.398	.307	95	0.1	6.7	3.4	94	12	16.4	-0.2	-1.3	2.7
2014	ANA	MLB	AL	80	260	.255	.315	.399	.275	94	-6.1	6.7	4	82	15	23.4	0.8	-5.0	3.3
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	73	229	.254	.317	.403	.271	106	0.1	6.2	3.6	107	11	3.5	-2.9	2.8	1.4
2016	TBA	MLB	AL	49	137	.255	.316	.418	.259	103	-8.2	3.9	2.3	68	11	1.9	-1.3	-5.0	0.2
2016	DUR	AAA	INT	30	116	.249	.316	.376	.181	107	-10.6	3.3	0.6	29	0	-3.2	-2.7	-10.0	-1.2
2017	RNO	AAA	PCL	58	206	.275	.344	.448	.278	113	-6.8	6.1	2.9	77	0	-7.1	-4.6	-5.0	-0.8

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2006	ANG	Rk	AZL	76	69	11	22	3	4	1	36	11	7	11	1	0	.319	.382	.522	.203	0	0
2007	ANG	Rk	AZL	15	15	2	4	1	0	0	5	3	0	3	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.067	0	0
2007	CDR	A	MDW	320	290	33	84	20	0	11	137	48	21	48	9	4	.290	.340	.472	.183	2	2
2008	RCU	A+	CLF	318	294	47	89	20	2	13	152	75	14	55	2	1	.303	.341	.517	.214	0	0
2009	ARK	AA	TXS	524	458	61	135	20	3	11	194	68	55	68	4	2	.295	.371	.424	.129	3	3
2010	ANA	MLB	AL	34	29	2	5	1	1	0	8	5	5	9	0	0	.172	.294	.276	.103	0	0
2010	SLC	AAA	PCL	452	387	56	116	26	2	11	179	49	55	58	0	2	.300	.384	.463	.163	5	5
2011	SLC	AAA	PCL	114	100	14	30	4	0	5	49	26	12	18	0	0	.300	.375	.490	.190	0	2
2011	ANA	MLB	AL	197	177	14	37	8	0	6	63	19	17	37	0	0	.209	.282	.356	.147	0	2
2012	SLC	AAA	PCL	288	264	48	78	17	0	10	125	42	19	49	2	0	.296	.347	.473	.178	2	0
2012	ANA	MLB	AL	22	18	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	.167	.238	.167	.000	1	1
2013	ANA	MLB	AL	255	233	23	58	13	1	7	94	21	17	61	0	1	.249	.310	.403	.155	1	0
2014	ANA	MLB	AL	260	231	24	51	12	0	4	75	25	22	57	0	2	.221	.293	.325	.104	1
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	229	201	25	46	11	0	11	90	33	23	63	0	1	.229	.311	.448	.219	2	1
2016	TBA	MLB	AL	137	124	6	24	5	0	3	38	10	12	40	0	0	.194	.265	.306	.113	0	1
2016	DUR	AAA	INT	116	109	7	18	4	1	3	33	11	4	24	0	0	.165	.200	.303	.138	1	1
2017	RNO	AAA	PCL	206	180	20	43	8	1	6	71	40	21	45	0	0	.239	.316	.394	.156	4	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	124	0.5323	0.4274	0.7358	0.5303	0.3103	0.8286	0.5556	0.2642	-0.0004
2011	734	0.4946	0.4755	0.7966	0.6143	0.3396	0.8700	0.6667	0.2034	0.0068
2012	74	0.5000	0.3784	0.9286	0.5676	0.1892	0.9524	0.8571	0.0714	0.0006
2013	1018	0.4686	0.4568	0.7312	0.6101	0.3216	0.8076	0.6034	0.2688	-0.0025
2014	1012	0.4555	0.4368	0.7579	0.6247	0.2795	0.8611	0.5649	0.2421	0.0057
2015	928	0.4774	0.4461	0.7174	0.6275	0.2804	0.8453	0.4559	0.2826	0.0064
2016	573	0.4258	0.4799	0.6582	0.6352	0.3647	0.7806	0.5000	0.3418	0.0000
Career	4463	0.4685	0.4540	0.7392	0.6180	0.3095	0.8374	0.5640	0.2608	0.0032

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-04-22	2012-05-31	Minors	39	36	Right	Elbow			-	-
2011-03-06	2011-03-09	Camp	3	0	Right	Forearm	Tightness		-
2010-07-20	2010-07-31	Minors	11	0	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Rotator Cuff	-
2008-04-03	2008-05-31	Minors	58	0			Not Disclosed		-
2007-06-18	2007-07-26	Minors	38	0			Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	ARI	$
2016	TBA	$1,500,000
2015	HOU	$1,075,000
2014	ANA	$517,500
2013	ANA	$495,000
2011	ANA	$414,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$4,001,500
6 yr	Total	$4,001,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 51 d	Wasserman Media Group	1 year (2017)

Details

1 year (2017). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/8/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.95M in majors. May earn additional $0.45M in performance bonuses. Released by Arizona 8/1/17.
1 year/$1.5M (2016). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Tampa Bay 9/6/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/8/16.
1 year/$1.075M (2015). Re-signed by Houston 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Houston 12/2/15.
1 year/$0.5175M (2014). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/4/14. Acquired by Houston in trade from LA Angels 11/5/14.
1 year/$0.495M (2013). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/2/13.
1 year (2012). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.414M (2011). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/1/11.
1 year (2010). Contract purchased by LA Angels 9/7/10.
Drafted 2006 (1-25) (Huntington Beach HS, Calif.). $1.35M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-02-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Curt Casali win the starting catcher gig? (msbirt from Ohio)	Probably not? I like Hank Conger. The Rays have a lot more going for them with Hank. (Matthew Trueblood)
2012-05-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any updates on how soon Hank Conger will be back? If soon, do you see him coming up quickly while Iannetta is on the DL? (LoyalRoyal from Kansas)	Word is he should be back playing in a week and a half or so. As long as the Halos like what they see, I think he'll be in LA shortly after that. With the team needing to make waves, they can't be happy with Bobby Wilson as their catcher. (Derek Carty)
2011-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Did the Rangers really screw up by not trading one of Salty, Ramirez and Teagarden when their values were all high? (rwinter from Boston)	In the sense that they didn't trade prospects who flopped, sure. You could say that about every team and every prospect who flopped. Did the Angels err in not trading Brandon Wood when he was a top-10 prospect? In retrospect, of course, but there was no way of knowing that. The fact that all three of those players flopped in their own ways supports the decision to keep all of them, though, instead of treating them as depth. Catchers have a brutal attrition rate. Baseball America's top 100 in 2000 included six catchers: Eric Munson, Ben Petrick, Matt LeCroy, Jayson Werth (Orioles), Steve Lomasney, Ryan Christianson. In 2001: Joe Lawrence, Dane Sardinha, Brandon Inge, J.R. House. In 2002: Mauer, Josh Phelps, House, John Buck, Werth (Blue Jays), Victor Martinez. In 2003: Mauer, Martinez, Jeff Mathis, Justin Huber, Buck. In 2007, when the Rangers had to make this decision, Kevin Goldstein ranked the catchers in the minors. He named 17 players. These are the 17: Jeff Clement Bryan Anderson J.R. Towles Teagarden Hank Conger John Jaso Ramirez Nick Hundley Tony Recker Jesus Montero Brett Hayes Francisco Hernandez Lou Palmisano Landon Powell Shawn Riggans Jamie Skelton Brian Jeroloman Out of those 17, there are basically one and a half every day catchers, maaaaaaybe another one in Hank Conger, and a DH. We thought the Rangers had three catchers, plus Gerald Laird. In fact, they had Gerald Laird. Also: 2007 Baseball Prospectus Annual: "When Teagarden is behind the dish, he's one of the top defensive catchers around. If he can stay there, he's Mickey Tettleton with defensive chops." 2008 Baseball Prospectus Annual: "If you want to get really dreamy and optimistic, think Mickey Tettleton with Gold Glove-level skills, and you get the picture." This is why comps are the best/worst. (Sam Miller)
2011-09-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Mike Scioscia crazy or is Hank Conger's defense really that bad? Would the rest of the league just live with it because the bat is so good? (Aaron from YYZ)	Well, I don't know if the bat is THAT good, but the total package is obviously a much better one than Jeff Mathis. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-04-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the book on Hank Conger? Think he'll stick? I don't know if Scioscia can quit Jeff Mathis. (PS from NJ)	He's above-average offensively, but below average defensively. I think Scioscia's preference is for a catch with D, which could hurt him. Obviously, he's more valuable than Mathis. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which is the better nickname for eventual Angels catcher Hank Conger - King Conger, Hammerin' Hank, or Mike Scioscia squashed my dreams and won't let me play? (Chad from Pasadena)	Bong Conger would be a great nickname. Speaking of, its time I end the chat here. 3:15 minutes and I want to go on, but I have to eat something, change my diaper, fee my cats, worship the Lord, and record a podcast. Thanks for all the great questions. Sorry that I left so many on the shelf. Next time. Lo mejor--JP (Jason Parks)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Need a 2nd opinion on this trade: Cliff Lee, Nick Swisher, Hank Conger for David Price, Aaron Hill and Matt Wieters. (Jquinton82 from NY)	I'm just going to use this as an example. People -- I have no problem evaluating fantasy trades, but you need to tell me how your team is set up, what type of league it is, etc. Otherwise I have no idea. All trades need context to be properly valued. (Eric Seidman)
2010-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Kevin, any updates on Hank Conger's defense? can he stick at C in the majors? what kind of power numbers can he ultimately put up? (Matt from PA)	He's a funny guy to talk about, because him being good enough defensively to stick in the majors and him being good enough defensively to play every day for Mike Scioscia are two entirely different things. He's a below-average, but not horrible defender, but I'm not sure that's enough for that team. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there any prospect in baseball with a worse match of skills vs organization than Hank Conger as a good bat/questionable glove catcher on the Angels? (Aaron from YYZ)	Excellent point of the day goes to . . . Aaron! (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-01-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi CK - Love it! Any prospects that you have unexplained affinities for? (iorg34 from Minny)	Todd Frazier, because the bat will play. I find myself hoping Zack Cozart gets taken seriously, given that Paul Janish isn't really a solution, and I'm interested in how Tommy Manzella pans out. It's hard not to like Scott Sizemore and Alex Avila for the Tigers. I'm interested in seeing how Jose Ceda's comeback goes. I think this is the year for Brandon Wood, or at least I hope so. I root for Hank Conger. I'm more fond of Ian Desmond and Shairon Martis than probably makes sense. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-09-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What does Hank Conger's future look like? I watched him all year and can't imagine a MLB team would be OK with his defense, but can he handle 1b or OF? I can't imagine he's quick enough for LF. (biglou115 from Arkansas)	You are correct in everything you said here, and that's why he's a bit of a conundrum. He really kind of does have to catch for it to work out. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the view on Hank Conger? He's been hitting well (not super) in the Texas League and playing a lot of catcher. Can he stay behind the plate? Will he hit for above average power? (Scott from St. Louis)	His future depends on staying at catcher, and there's still work to be done there. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Christina! Thanks, as always, for the chat. How much value should teams place on the defense of their backup catcher? Would it create valuable roster flexibility for a team to have a guy like Ryan Garko or Jayson Werth or Josh Willingham catch one day a week? Or is that just re-arranging the deck chairs? I’m also wondering if this would preserve some of the positional value of prospects who just don’t look like they can catch every day, such as Jeff Clement or Hank Conger. (Rob from Alaska)	You're talking to somebody who fell in love with everything about catchers back when you had backups like Johnny Wockenfuss and Bill Schroeder, guys who really weren't much behind the plate, but gave you something in the lineup, and who hit well enough to have value DHing or playing some first base. (Naturally, that makes me a Chris Coste fan. Jim Leyritz too, for that matter.) While a guy as big and as fragile as Werth would give me pause, I think it makes plenty of sense in Garko's case. I wonder about Willingham, but in part that's because I sort of fancy the notion that he could grow up to be the next Brian Downing. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-09-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any idea whether the Angels have officially moved Hank Conger off of Catcher this year? He seems to have been DH'ing a lot this season, although he was also returning from some shoulder injuries. (Aaron from YYZ)	This one's a better question for Kevin Goldstein. I was under the impression that the shoulder injury was the main driving force there. I wish someone did what Will Carroll does, just covering the minors. (Derek Jacques)

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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2007	afx	.000	0.0	2956	-.002	2.0	83	.046	-.004	-2.2	-0.1	-1.5
2008	afa	.000	0.0	455	-.001	0.1	15	.022	.003	-0.2	-0.1	-0.2
2009	aax	.006	5.7	3719	-.001	1.4	95	-.002	.003	0.1	6.8	5.9
2010	mlb	-.007	-0.5	309	-.003	0.2	9	.007	.000	0.0	1.2	-0.4
2010	aaa	-.005	-4.4	3801	-.002	1.7	100	-.003	.004	0.2	-1.7	-4.3
2011	aaa	-.002	-0.5	919	.001	-0.2	16	-.011	.001	0.1	-1.4	0.1
2011	mlb	.003	1.4	2145	-.002	1.4	58	.000	.008	0.0	1.8	2.5
2012	aaa	-.002	-1.3	2607	.000	-0.1	52	.012	.004	-0.4	-1.0	-1.9
2012	mlb	.003	0.2	252	-.001	0.1	8	.007	.000	0.0	1.5	0.3
2013	mlb	.030	17.3	2891	.001	-0.7	57	.003	.012	-0.1	15.8	16.4
2014	mlb	.039	23.8	3017	.000	0.0	72	.030	.005	-1.3	22.4	23.4
2015	mlb	.011	5.3	2404	-.001	0.6	38	.113	.000	-2.3	3.6	3.5
2016	aaa	-.013	-2.9	0	.000	0.0	23	-.007	.000	0.1	-3.2	-3.2
2016	mlb	.015	5.0	1627	.002	-0.7	35	.049	.010	-1.1	2.8	1.9
2017	aaa	-.006	-3.2	1924	.002	-1.2	37	.057	.001	-1.3	-6.0	-7.1

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