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J.D. Closser Contract Information:
Signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers in December of 2010.
December 13, 2010 – J.D. Closser News
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Closser has signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers, Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reports.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | XBH | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 | AAA | COL | 83 | 348 | 298 | 52 | 88 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .295 | .381 | .436 | .817 |
| 2005 | 25 | MAJ | COL | 92 | 272 | 237 | 31 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .314 | .376 | .689 |
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | COL | 70 | 258 | 225 | 32 | 67 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .384 | .480 | .864 |
| 2006 | 26 | MAJ | COL | 32 | 112 | 97 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .196 | .288 | .309 | .598 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | NAS | 17 | 61 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .328 | .354 | .682 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | SAC | 98 | 399 | 334 | 54 | 77 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .343 | .413 | .756 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | IOW | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | SCR | 50 | 173 | 149 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .353 | .376 | .729 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | POR | 22 | 67 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .262 | .259 | .521 |
| 2009 | 29 | AA | CHA | 30 | 115 | 101 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .313 | .327 | .640 |
| 2009 | 29 | AAA | ALB | 69 | 252 | 220 | 28 | 65 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .375 | .386 | .761 |
| 2010 | 30 | AAA | Alb | 92 | 284 | 254 | 34 | 67 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .329 | .335 | .664 |
| 2011 | 31 | AAA | Alb | 69 | 246 | 212 | 45 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .378 | .486 | .864 |
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 160 | 508 | 447 | 46 | 107 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .239 | .320 | .367 | .687 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No Yes No| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 | AAA | COL | 348 | 298 | 11.8% | 13.5% | 0.87 | 84% | .332 | .141 |
| 2005 | 25 | MAJ | COL | 272 | 237 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 0.67 | 80% | .247 | .157 |
| 2006 | 26 | AAA | COL | 258 | 225 | 12% | 14.7% | 0.82 | 83% | .330 | .182 |
| 2006 | 26 | MAJ | COL | 112 | 97 | 10.7% | 20.5% | 0.52 | 76% | .236 | .113 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | NAS | 61 | 48 | 18% | 16.4% | 1.10 | 79% | .194 | .166 |
| 2007 | 27 | AAA | SAC | 399 | 334 | 14.8% | 19.3% | 0.77 | 77% | .262 | .182 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | IOW | 12 | 12 | 0% | 33.3% | 0.00 | 67% | .500 | .084 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | SCR | 173 | 149 | 13.3% | 16.2% | 0.82 | 81% | .282 | .128 |
| 2008 | 28 | AAA | POR | 67 | 58 | 10.4% | 25.4% | 0.41 | 71% | .225 | .087 |
| 2009 | 29 | AA | CHA | 115 | 101 | 11.3% | 18.3% | 0.62 | 79% | .278 | .099 |
| 2009 | 29 | AAA | ALB | 252 | 220 | 11.5% | 16.3% | 0.71 | 81% | .356 | .091 |
| 2010 | 30 | AAA | Alb | 284 | 254 | 8.5% | 16.9% | 0.50 | 81% | .315 | .071 |
| 2011 | 31 | AAA | Alb | 246 | 212 | 12.2% | 13.4% | 0.91 | 84% | .314 | .189 |
| Career | MAJ | 508 | 447 | 9.8% | 18.3% | 0.54 | 79% | .282 | .128 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▲ Games By Position
No YesLos Angeles Dodgers Roster
Majors
Beckett, Josh (P)AAA
Ames, Steven (P)AA
Abreu, Juan (P)A+
Garcia, Jonathan (OF)A
Baldwin III, James (OF)Rookie
Cash, Ralston (P)Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Best Matchups for J.D. Closser (by OPS, min 2 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Westbrook | STL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 |
| Miguel Batista | TOR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| Kevin Correia | MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | SEA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.167 |
| Jake Peavy | CHI-A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.167 |
| Jason Marquis | SD | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .750 | 1.083 |
| Ramon Ortiz | TOR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Kevin Gregg | CHI-N | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Tim Hudson | ATL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Derek Lowe | TEX | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
Worst Matchups for J.D. Closser (by OPS, min 2 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chris Carpenter | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chris Young | WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Freddy Garcia | BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Oscar Villarreal | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jerome Williams | ANA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ervin Santana | KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon Lyon | NY-N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Justin Germano | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats ▲ Games By Position
J.D. Closser: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )
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2013
There was no outlook written for J.D. Closser.
2007
A .319/.364/.398 debut in 2004 had Closser pegged as the Rockies' catcher of the future (a la Ben Petrick before him). The last two years, though, haven't been as kind to Closser. He's managed to hit just .213 in parts of two seasons with Colorado. He hasn't hit for average or power and is a poor defender. Closser was claimed off waivers by the Brewers in October, but he'll have to show big strides in spring training just to make the club as a backup.
2006
Coming into 2005, Closser was expected to be the Rockies catcher of the future. He's a switch hitter with some pop, but struggled mightily on both offense and defense, eventually losing the starting job to defensive specialist Danny Ardoin. Teams ran at will against Closser, succeeding on 53 of 64 attempts. He'll compete with Ardoin to back up Yorvit Torrealba this year and will likely spend time in the minors refining his defense.
2005
The Rockies have committed to making Closser their everyday catcher in 2005. He took the job from Charles Johnson last August, and showed he has the tools to hit at a major league level. He should be a staple of NL-only leagues, and if he can hit well early, deep mixed leagues. Closser was never a huge power guy in the minors, but he's set for a full season of work in the thin air of Colorado.
2004
Closser repeated Double-A last year and put up numbers nearly identical to those he posted in his first stint there. Closser is a switch-hitting backstop with good pop in his bat and though the Rockies have stated that he'll begin '04 at Triple-A, don't be surprised if he swings his way into a roster spot with a good spring. If Closser keeps hitting, he'll be in Colorado before the Avalanche are eliminated from the NHL playoffs.
2003
He's a switch-hitting catcher with power and should be a part the future in Colorado. Closser was decent at Double-A Carolina last year, but struggled in the Arizona Fall League.
