AJ Hinch  
Catcher | Montreal Expos

Hitting
He has a very quick bat and can adjust to a pitch's movement as well as any hitter in the game. He's still a singles hitter at heart, and knows how to shorten up and protect the plate with two strikes. Hinch always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. Hinch uses the entire field and typically produces a couple of hitting streaks of 10 or more games during a season.

Baserunning & Defense
Hinch isn't a fluid catcher, but he's not afraid to get dirty and gets the job done. His arm is accurate enough. Hinch doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a couple bases each season without getting caught very often.

2010 Outlook
Hinch is in charge when he's at the plate.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1999 NYM C 61 38 55 50 50 50 50 50 50 21 0 Low Minors 45 80 . 259
2000 NYM C 70 43 57 50 50 50 50 50 50 22 0 Active 50 81 . 284
2001 NYM C 81 48 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 23 1 Active 56 82 . 315
2002 NYM C 89 56 62 50 50 50 50 50 50 24 2 Active 62 82 . 345
2003 NYM C 93 65 64 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 3 Active 69 84 . 369
2004 NYM C 99 75 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 26 4 Active 76 87 . 398
2005 CHC C 99 86 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 27 5 Active 81 87 . 417
2006 DET C 99 99 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 28 6 Active 85 87 . 439
2007 DET C 99 99 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 29 7 Active 86 87 . 438
2008 MON C 99 99 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 30 8 Active 86 87 . 437
2009 MON C 99 99 65 50 50 50 50 50 50 31 9 Active 86 87 . 436
2010 MON C 99 99 64 50 50 50 50 50 50 32 10 Active 86 87 . 434
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.