Sean Wooton  
Catcher | Chicago White Sox

Hitting
Wooton is an excellent mistake hitter who belts middle-of-the-plate fastballs or hanging breaking balls. In past seasons, Wooton has been a bit of a liability with men on base. He has a natural lift to his swing, which produces few groundballs. 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. You can expect Sean Wooton to pull the ball.

Baserunning & Defense
He doesn't get good jumps on grounders, but his routes are fine and his hands aren't bad. Runners take advantage of his weak arm. Wooton doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a handful of bases each season without getting caught very often.

2010 Outlook
In three full big league seasons, Wooton already has done more than what scouts projected when he came out of college.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2003 SEA C 65 50 60 45 57 50 50 46 48 21 0 Low Minors 80 41 . 302
2004 SEA C 68 53 63 45 57 50 50 46 48 22 0 Low Minors 83 43 . 314
2005 SEA C 79 53 63 45 57 50 50 46 48 23 0 Low Minors 83 44 . 332
2006 SEA C 83 62 63 45 57 50 50 46 48 24 0 Low Minors 83 44 . 353
2007 SEA C 83 62 57 45 57 50 50 46 48 25 0 Active 83 44 . 345
2008 CHW C 83 62 63 45 57 50 50 46 48 26 1 Active 83 45 2B-4, LF-7 350
2009 CHW C 83 62 62 45 57 50 50 46 48 27 2 Active 83 45 LF-7, 2B-5, 3B-6 348
2010 CHW C 83 62 62 45 57 50 50 46 48 28 3 Active 83 45 LF-8, 2B-5, 3B-5 347
Ratings Delta                       +1 +1         -1
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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.