Tony Burke  
Catcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Burke is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. I tell you, it's a real trip to watch this kid play. He gives 110% all the time... unfortunately that means he tends to run out of gas as the game wears on. Burke always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. Even though you might not start him, he's not a bad guy to have on your bench for the tough left-handed reliever.

Baserunning & Defense
Burke has below-average speed and is a poor baserunner. Minor league scouts have accused Burke of being a liability in the field. His arm is accurate enough.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2001 FA C 30 27 34 49 51 57 50 48 42 23 0 Free Agent 49 78 . 168
2002 FA C 32 29 34 49 51 57 50 48 42 24 0 Free Agent 54 78 . 173
2003 FA C 34 30 35 49 51 57 50 48 42 25 0 Free Agent 59 78 . 177
2004 FA C 38 31 35 49 51 57 50 48 42 26 0 Free Agent 64 78 . 184
2005 FA C 41 33 35 49 51 57 50 48 42 27 0 Free Agent 64 77 . 191
2006 FA C 44 36 35 49 51 57 50 48 42 28 0 Free Agent 64 77 . 200
2007 FA C 46 39 34 49 51 57 50 48 42 28 0 Free Agent 64 78 . 208
2008 FA C 47 41 34 49 51 57 50 48 42 29 0 Free Agent 64 78 . 211
2009 FA C 47 42 34 49 51 57 50 48 42 31 0 Free Agent 64 77 . 209
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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.