Phillies re-sign Schneider
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Phillies re-sign Schneider
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The Phillies re-signed catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year, $800,000 contract on Thursday.
Schneider can earn as much as $1 million with an additional $200,000 in incentives tied to games played. It's a pay cut for Schneider, who earned $1.5 million in 2011.
The Northampton native made 36 starts for the Phillies last season and the team went 28-8 (.777), including 27-3 (.900) in his first 30 starts. From May 7 through September 6, the Phillies went 19-0 in Schneider’s starts. At the plate, Schneider batted .176 with two home runs and nine RBI in 41 games.
With Schneider behind the plate in 2011, Phillies pitchers posted a 2.85 ERA and he threw out 13% (3-23) of potential basestealers. He ranks seventh among active catchers in most runners thrown out (194), trailing Ivan Rodriguez (563), Jason Kendall (392), Jorge Posada (324), Ramon Hernandez (258), Jason Varitek (251) and Henry Blanco (237).
Throughout his major league career, Schneider has played exclusively for National League East Division teams. He has a lifetime .247 batting average with 65 home runs and 380 RBI in 1,014 games for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2000-07), New York Mets (2008-09) and Phillies (2010-11).
- Hey, this player can't swat a fly with a Redwood tree-----if you like him, start a fan club,moron
— TEDcGEGI 
what the F is wrong with you people?! how could anyone possibly criticize this move? its the backup catcher, and based on the stats above, obviously the team plays well when he's in the lineup. im bored and cranky too - but come on, settle down, please.
— CosmoK- Didn't this guy hit .205 for the season??? Great reason to be awarded $800k.....— TEDcGEGI
- Didn't this guy hit .205 for the season??? Great reason to be awarded $800k.....— TEDcGEGI
- Oh wait.....just .176 for the season?? Hey Amaro, throw some of that money my way for cheering on you playoff chokes during the regular season.— TEDcGEGI
- Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. Rocking chair will get you, oh you won't what hit you...— joe seamhead
- Doesn't fit the younger, faster, tougher out, more cost efficient banners RAJ has been flying. The guy is old, slow, can't hit and twice the cost of someone from within the system. If I was a young aspiring player; I'd never sign with this organization because they seem to never promote from within.— Jim Mc D
