Joe Vitiello  
First Baseman | Cincinnati Reds

Hitting
Vitiello is an excellent mistake hitter who belts middle-of-the-plate fastballs or hanging breaking balls. He generates most of his power against lefthanders. He has the mental discipline to handle clutch situations. Let's face facts: Vitiello 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. It's sort of unfortunate that Joe has such difficulties with right handed pitching. You simply can't be an everyday player in this league with that kind of weakness. Joe Vitiello has made a career of putting the ball to the opposite field. That's rare in this day and age. He struggles away from home.

Baserunning & Defense
He also has a strong and accurate arm, and isn't afraid to look for the force at second or third. 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.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 ATL 1B 60 78 32 64 42 63 57 57 52 26 3 Active 66 60 . 296
1999 CIN 1B 67 83 32 64 42 63 57 57 52 27 4 Active 74 65 . 317
2000 CIN 1B 75 90 32 64 42 63 57 57 52 28 5 Active 81 73 . 343
2001 CIN 1B 80 97 31 64 42 63 57 57 52 29 6 Active 85 80 . 363
2002 CIN 1B 90 99 30 64 42 63 57 57 52 30 7 Active 89 60 SS-2, CF-23, P-39 382
2003 CIN 1B 90 99 33 64 42 63 57 57 52 31 8 Active 93 60 SS-1, CF-21, P-28 384
2004 CIN 1B 90 99 34 64 42 63 57 57 52 32 9 Active 95 64 . 384
2005 CIN 1B 89 99 33 64 42 63 57 57 52 33 10 Active 94 78 . 380
2006 CIN 1B 90 99 30 64 42 63 57 57 52 34 11 Active 97 82 . 378
2007 CIN 1B 88 98 30 64 42 63 57 57 52 35 12 Active 98 86 . 372
2008 CIN 1B 84 98 30 64 42 63 57 57 52 36 13 Active 99 90 . 364
2009 CIN 1B 84 99 27 64 42 63 57 57 52 37 14 Active 97 93 . 361
2010 CIN 1B 84 98 29 64 42 63 57 57 52 38 15 Active 96 91 . 361
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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.