Rod Barajas caught for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. He currently stands as a free agent. Barajas set a career high for a season in playing time with 125 games and 429 at bats. He also turned in one of his worst offensive seasons. The only thing he did well with his bat was hit for power, with 38 of his 97 hits going for extra bases. With a .258 OBP, however, he was an out machine. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, as he played 2009 as a 33 year-old and has a .284 career OBP. That kind of decline for a catcher, especially one that poor to being with, should not be unexpected.
His value comes from his glove, as Bill James online rated him with six defensive win shares, or two wins defensively. He’s not a useless player, just one whose price tag should be very low. He should hook onto a team that needs a good defensive backup.
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