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| AVG | HR | RBI | OBP | WLK | RANK | FSP |
| .215 | 3 | 16 | 0.200 | 7 | 123rd | |
| 0th String | Tracked By: 1 | ||||||
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Archived News (01-2009)
Outfielder Craig Monroe and catcher Miguel Perez agreed Tuesday
News: Outfielder Craig Monroe and catcher Miguel Perez agreed Tuesday to minor league contracts with the Pirates. Perez spent last season with the Pirates' Double-A Altoona farm club, hitting .281 with two homers and 22 RBI in 57 games. The Pirates' payroll is staying in the $50 million range, and they haven't gone after any high-priced offensive talent during the winter. They are hoping to get a comeback season from a power hitter such as Monroe, who turns 32 next month, without having to make a substantial investment in him. [...]
Pirates signed outfielder Craig Monroe and catcher Miguel Perez
Pirates signed outfielder Craig Monroe and catcher Miguel Perez to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training. The Twins gave Monroe $3. [...]
Monroe, a right-handed hitter, has spent parts of each of the
Monroe, a right-handed hitter, has spent parts of each of the last eight seasons in the big leagues and will be a candidate to compete for the role of a backup outfielder, helping to balance out the Pirates' glut of lefty hitters. Perez returns to the organization after playing with the Pirates' Double-A Altoona club all of last season. Perez appeared in 57 games and finished with a .281 batting average and 22 RBIs. He also had a 37.5 percent success rate in throwing out potential basestealers.
Monroe agreed Tuesday to a minor league contract with the Pirates.
Monroe agreed Tuesday to a minor league contract with the Pirates. Monroe hit .202 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 58 games with the Twins last season. He has a .253 career average with 112 homers and 417 RBIs in 780 games with the Rangers, Tigers, Cubs and Twins from 2001-08. Monroe had a career-high 28 homers and 92 RBIs for the AL champion Tigers in 2006, but his production slipped to 12 homers and 59 RBIs in 122 games with the Tigers and Cubs in 2007.
The Sports Network reports the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent
The Sports Network reports the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent OF Craig Monroe (Twins) and C Miguel Perez (Pirates) to minor league deals with invitations to Spring Training Tuesday, Jan. 13. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
The Pirates signed Monroe to a minor league contract on Tuesday,
News: The Pirates signed Monroe to a minor league contract on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. [...]
Outfielder Craig Monroe has signed a minor-league contract
Outfielder Craig Monroe has signed a minor-league contract with Pittsburgh, and has been invited to spring training, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Monroe has power, but lacks any semblance of a batting eye. He was designated for assignment by the Twins in August last season after hitting just .202. He had some decent years in Detroit, including a 28 home run campaign in 2006, but he strikes out a ton and has a career OBP of .301, so don't expect much out of the veteran if he makes the team.
The Pirates signed Monroe to a minor league contract on Tuesday,
News: The Pirates signed Monroe to a minor league contract on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. [...]
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Craig Monroe Fantasy Scoring
Top| # | date | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | Runs | RBI | Stls | Walks | Points | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 16 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 2 | Jun 14 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 3 | Jun 10 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Jun 08 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 5 | Jun 04 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Jun 02 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 |
| 7 | May 31 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 8 | May 31 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 9 | May 30 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 10 | May 26 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 11 | May 25 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 12 | May 24 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 13 | May 23 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 14 | May 20 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 18 |
| 15 | May 19 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 16 | May 18 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 |
| 17 | May 15 09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 10 |
| 18 | May 13 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 19 | May 12 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 20 | May 09 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 21 | May 07 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 22 | May 05 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 23 | Apr 29 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 24 | Apr 27 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 |
| 25 | Apr 25 09 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 |
| 26 | Apr 24 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 27 | Apr 22 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 28 | Apr 20 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 29 | Apr 19 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 30 | Apr 18 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 0 |
| 31 | Apr 16 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 32 | Apr 15 09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 33 | Apr 09 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 34 | Apr 08 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 35 | Apr 07 09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Totals: | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 | ||
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