Yorvit Torrealba

Torrealba

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Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 5'11", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: 7/19/1978 in Caracas
Debut: 09/05/2001
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    2001 SFN NL 3 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .000 .500 4
    2002 SFN NL 53 136 17 38 26 10 0 2 14 0 0 14 20 2 2 3 0 11 .279 .355 .397 .752 54
    2003 SFN NL 66 200 22 52 36 10 2 4 29 1 0 14 39 1 2 3 2 3 .260 .312 .390 .702 78
    2004 SFN NL 64 172 19 39 23 7 3 6 23 2 0 17 31 3 2 4 1 7 .227 .302 .407 .709 70
    2005 SFN NL 34 93 18 21 12 8 0 1 7 1 0 9 25 1 1 2 0 3 .226 .301 .344 .645 32
    2005 SEA AL 42 108 14 26 20 4 0 2 8 0 0 7 25 0 1 3 0 5 .241 .293 .333 .626 36
    2006 COL NL 65 223 23 55 29 16 3 7 43 4 3 11 49 1 4 2 1 7 .247 .293 .439 .732 98
    2007 COL NL 113 396 47 101 70 22 1 8 47 2 1 34 73 1 6 6 1 19 .255 .323 .376 .699 149
    2008 COL NL 70 236 19 58 35 17 0 6 31 0 4 12 44 0 5 5 3 10 .246 .293 .394 .687 93
    2009 COL NL 64 213 27 62 48 11 1 2 31 1 1 21 42 5 1 3 4 4 .291 .351 .380 .732 81
    2010 SDN NL 95 325 31 88 67 14 0 7 37 7 5 33 67 2 3 1 1 12 .271 .343 .378 .721 123
    2011 TEX AL 113 396 40 108 73 27 1 7 37 0 2 20 65 0 0 1 2 11 .273 .306 .399 .705 158
    5 seasons SFN NL 220 605 76 152 98 35 6 13 75 4 0 54 115 7 7 12 3 24 .251 .318 .393 .712 238
    1 season SEA AL 42 108 14 26 20 4 0 2 8 0 0 7 25 0 1 3 0 5 .241 .293 .333 .626 36
    4 seasons COL NL 312 1068 116 276 182 66 5 23 152 7 9 78 208 7 16 16 9 40 .258 .316 .394 .710 421
    1 season SDN NL 95 325 31 88 67 14 0 7 37 7 5 33 67 2 3 1 1 12 .271 .343 .378 .721 123
    1 season TEX AL 113 396 40 108 73 27 1 7 37 0 2 20 65 0 0 1 2 11 .273 .306 .399 .705 158
    Total
    (11 seasons)     		782 2502 277 650 440 146 12 52 309 18 16 192 480 16 27 33 15 92 .260 .318 .390 .708 976

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    Should the Rangers extend Josh Hamilton?
    Now that the Rangers have extended Derek Holland, Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, the next step would be to evaluate the possibility of giving a contract extension to Josh Hamilton. We all know what Hamilton is capable of doing when he’s healthy, and the Rangers should strongly consider extending considering all that they have invested in [...]
    03/21/12
    Rangers will try to shop Yorvit Torrealba
    With the year that Mike Napoli had with the Rangers in 2011, there’s no doubt he will be their everyday catcher next season. That would leave Yorvit Torrealba as their back up catcher, a role that might make Torrealba unhappy according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. Sullivan says that the Rangers will probably dangle Torrealba to [...]
    11/08/11
    Giants showing interest in Yorvit Torrealba
    Texas Rangers’ backup catcher Yorvit Torrealba is drawing attention from his former employer, the San Francisco Giants, Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports reports. The Giants lost last year’s Rookie of the Year, Buster Posey, and have been using a platoon of Eli Whiteside and Chris Stewart, but both have performed poorly as of late. However, [...]
    06/26/11
    Mets win grievance over Torrealba
    The New York Mets haven’t had much good news lately until today.  According to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, the Mets won a grievance over Yorvit Torrealba when arbitrator Shyam Das ruled the Mets had the right to not complete a $14.4 million, three-year deal with the catcher in November 2007. The agreement was signed [...]
    02/18/11
    American League Offseason Rankings 5-9
    5. Rangers- Yes the Rangers are in the top 5 in my eyes.  And yes I know they lost out on Cliff Lee. But take away that and the fact they overpaid a bit for Adrian Beltre and they had a decent offseason.  They brought in catcher Yorvit Torrealba as well as Mike Napoli via-trade [...]
    02/13/11
    Matt Treanor close to returning to Texas Rangers
    Catcher Matt Treanor is close to returning with the Texas Rangers, according to MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan. If he returns, he will most likely be the backup to Yorvit Torrealba. “I don’t know if it will happen in the next day but we’re pretty confident Matt is coming back,” general manager Jon Daniels said Friday.
    12/04/10
    Rangers reach two-year deal with Yorvit Torrealba
    The Texas Rangers have reached a two-year deal with free agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Anthony Andro of the Star Telegram says that the Rangers are paying Torrealba $6.25 million over two-years, with $3 million in 2011 and $3.25 million in 2012. Torrealba declined his side of the [...]
    11/29/10
    Seattle, Texas, Boston and Colorado might be interested in Yorvit Torrealba
    Venezuelan Catcher Yorvit Torrealba doesn’t have a contract yet, and his agent is attending the GM meetings in Florida right now according to Carlos Alberto Zambrano from liderendeportes.com. Torrealba is optimistic that his agent can negotiate a new two-year contract (preferably with a national league team) while at the winter meetings. Torrealba decided to wait until [...]
    11/17/10
    Marlins have interest in A.J. Pierzynski
    According to the Palm Beach Post’s Joe Capozzi, the Florida Marlins and free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski have mutual interest in each other. Capozzi cautions that Pierzynski may be too expensive for the Marlins. He made $6.75 million with the Chicago White Sox in 2011. In mid-September, we heard that the Marlins had planned to address [...]
    11/15/10
    Yorvit Torrealba declines his 2011 option
    San Diego Padres catcher Yorvit Torrealba has turned down his side of  his 2011 mutual option according to MLB.com’s Corey Brock. It was an expected move, but the Padres would like to have retained Torrealba. Brock adds that the Padres “won’t/can’t break the bank to do so.” Dan Hayes of the North County Times added that [...]
    11/02/10