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Mark Wagner

Catcher

Born: June 11, 1984
Long Beach, CA
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 9th round, 2005;
29th round, 2002 by Atlanta
How Acquired: Draft
College: UC-Irvine
High School: Mayfair HS (CA)

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Contract expired (Oct. 2011)

Scouting Report: Good defensive catcher with a sturdy frame. Excellent at throwing runners out. Average at blocking balls in the dirt and catching mistake pitches off the plate. Calls a good game, but needs to improve framing pitches. Nimble behind the plate, looks very good fielding bunts. Has the potential to be an excellent defensive catcher at the major league level. He is said to be an extremely hard worker with strong leadership ability. With the bat, Wagner has gap power and makes decent-but-inconsistent contact. Very good plate discipline. Somewhat streaky, he seems to decline each year come August (with the exception of 2007, and he ended that season on the DL). No particularly dominant offensive tools, but all are at least average. His swing is well suited for Fenway.

Links
Q&A with Mark Wagner
2009 Prospect Preview
The Ladder - 6.4.09
Fire Brand Q&A (July 2009)
2010 Prospect Preview

		Career Stats
	year	team	lg	level	org	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	bb	so	sb	cs	avg	obp	slg	ops
	2003	UC-Irvine	NCAA	Coll		19	54	216	20	59	19	1	2	31	86	14	31	2	2	0.273	0.317	0.398	0.716
	2004	UC-Irvine	NCAA	Coll		20	54	196	27	56	9	0	4	34	77	14	20	0	0	0.286	0.333	0.393	0.726
	2005	UC-Irvine	NCAA	Coll		21	54	220	37	78	11	4	4	39	109	9	26	2	3	0.355	0.398	0.495	0.893
	2005	Lowell	NYPL	A	Bos	21	24	69	10	14	2	1	0	6	18	9	7	1	1	0.203	0.309	0.261	0.570
	2006	Greenville	SAL	A	Bos	22	96	355	49	107	32	1	7	45	162	42	52	1	3	0.301	0.386	0.456	0.842
	2006	Wilmington	Car	A	Bos	22	17	65	8	11	4	0	1	5	18	7	9	0	0	0.169	0.243	0.277	0.520
	2007	Lancaster	Cal	A	Bos	23	95	368	71	117	35	1	14	82	196	55	46	0	1	0.318	0.406	0.533	0.939
	2008	Portland	East	AA	Bos	24	94	342	44	75	19	0	10	48	124	38	78	0	0	0.219	0.304	0.363	0.666
	2008	Scottsdale	AFL	Fall	Bos	24	18	59	10	17	3	0	4	8	32	8	9	0	0	0.288	0.373	0.542	0.916
	2009	Portland	East	AA	Bos	25	42	153	21	46	18	0	3	23	73	28	26	1	0	0.301	0.410	0.477	0.887
	2009	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	25	43	154	12	33	12	0	3	20	54	11	29	0	0	0.214	0.268	0.351	0.619
	2009	Cibao	DWL	Wint	Bos	25	12	34	5	10	1	0	2	3	17	6	11	0	0	0.294	0.390	0.500	0.890
	2010	GCL Red Sox	GCL	Rk	Bos	26	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0.600	0.800	0.600	1.400
	2010	Lowell	NYPL	A	Bos	26	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.500	0.667	0.500	1.167
	2010	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	26	36	127	12	26	5	0	3	16	40	10	25	0	0	0.205	0.255	0.315	0.570
	2011	Salem	Car	A	Bos	27	26	87	14	23	4	0	4	14	39	14	16	1	0	0.264	0.365	0.448	0.814
	2011	Portland	East	AA	Bos	27	36	135	20	35	12	2	6	18	69	9	28	1	0	0.259	0.306	0.511	0.817
	2012	Wichita	AmerAs	Ind	---	28	20	78	14	20	6	0	1	15	29	9	12	1	0	0.256	0.330	0.372	0.702
	2013	Richmond	East	AA	SF	29	47	122	7	21	5	0	1	13	29	16	33	1	0	0.172	0.277	0.238	0.514
	2013	Fresno	PCL	AAA	SF	29	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: June 13, 2005 by James Orr Signing Bonus: $90,000 MiLB Debut: June 24, 2005 (Lowell)	Added to 40-man: - MLB Debut: -

	Awards Red Sox ML Offensive Player of the Month (May 2006) South Atlantic League All-Star (2006) Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (May 2007) California League Player of the Week (Aug. 13-19, 2007) Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (May 2009)	SoxProspects.com Awards 2006 SoxProspects.com All-Star - Catcher 2006 SoxProspects.com Breakout Player of the Year SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 1-7, 2007) 2007 SoxProspects.com All-Star - Catcher 2008 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - Catcher

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