Chronicles of the Lads

PLAYER REVIEW: THE INDISPENSABLE JOSH PAUL

        G   AB  H  2B 3B  HR  SO  BB  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS+  EqA  CS%

2004    46  70  17  3  0   2  17   7   2   1  243  308  371   77  .238  24(13)

Car.    46 101  26  5  1   1  22   9   3   1  256  316  360   75  .234  28

Pro.     5   0   0  0  0   0   0   0   1   0  ---  ---  ---  ---

Josh Paul is an okay backup catcher on a team that doesn't need one. He doesn't play defense better than the Molinas, and he doesn't hit better than them. He does run better than them, so if you want a third catcher who can pinch run for one of them and not waste one of your real pinch runners, I guess he's your man.

I'm sure Josh Paul (whose name begs to be said in full; can you imaging just referring to him as "Paul"?) is a great guy and all that, I just have no idea what the hell he's doing on this team. But I get excited whenever he's up, because it's so rare. I would not be surprised to see him to go Salt Lake this year, but we'll see how the roster shakes out.