Matt Merullo  
Catcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
Merullo never has been a patient hitter. Let's face facts: Merullo hits a lot of ground balls... and in my book, if you're slow of foot and put the ball on the ground, you're bound to get tied up in the double play. He hangs in well against lefthanders' breaking balls, and some of the pitchers he hits best are the southpaw specialists often brought in to face him.

Baserunning & Defense
He has below-average speed and is stiff on the basepath. He's poor on a straight steal but has some success at reading pitchers and working a delayed steal. Merullo is a poor defensive catcher. His weak, erratic throwing arm is his greatest liability.

2010 Outlook
Merullo flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 NYM C 43 29 30 56 52 51 54 50 44 31 7 Active 39 30 . 185
1999 NYM C 42 29 31 56 52 51 54 50 44 32 8 Active 38 30 . 183
2000 FA C 42 29 31 56 52 51 54 50 44 33 9 Free Agent 40 30 . 182
2001 FA C 41 28 30 56 52 51 54 50 44 34 10 Free Agent 39 30 . 176
2002 FA C 40 27 29 56 52 51 54 50 44 35 11 Free Agent 39 30 . 171
2003 FA C 40 27 27 56 52 51 54 50 44 36 12 Free Agent 37 29 . 168
2004 FA C 37 27 25 56 52 51 54 50 44 37 13 Free Agent 35 28 . 159
Ratings Delta     -3   -2             +1 +1   -2 -1   -9
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

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.