Daric Barton
Daric Barton | |
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![]() Barton with the Oakland Athletics in 2008 | |
First baseman | |
Born: Springfield, Vermont,U.S. | August 16, 1985|
Batted:Left Threw:Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 13, 2014, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 30 |
Runs batted in | 184 |
Teams | |
Daric William Barton(born August 16, 1985) is an American former professionalbaseballfirst baseman.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theOakland Athletics.
Minor League Career
[edit]Barton was drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinalsin the2003 Major League Baseball Draftin the 1st round as the 28th overall player selected. He was selected right out ofMarina High SchoolinHuntington Beach, California.Barton had signed on to attendCal State Fullertonand playbaseballthere, but accepted a $1 millionsigning bonusfrom the Cardinals instead.
Barton began his professional career with theJohnson City Cardinals(Cardinals' Rookie League affiliate) in 2003, mainly playing as acatcher.In 54 games, hebatted.291 with 4home runs.
In 2004, he advanced to thePeoria Chiefs,the then Cardinals Single-A team. He played in just 90 games for the Chiefs, batting.313 with 13 home runs. He was named to theMidwest LeaguePost season All-Star team. He led the Midwest League inon-base percentage(.445), was third in the league in batting average (.313), and was fourth in the league inslugging percentage(.511).
On December 19, 2004, he was traded along withpitchersDan HarenandKiko Caleroto the Oakland Athletics forstarting pitcherMark Mulder.[1] Barton was #32 out of 100 onBaseball America'sTop 100 Prospects list in 2005. After having an emergencyappendectomypart way throughspring training,Barton started the 2005 season slowly, but ended the year with a.317 batting average. He spent most of 2005 with the Single-AStockton Portsof theCalifornia League,but also appeared in 56 games for the Double-AMidland RockHoundsof theTexas League.He was also selected to play in theAll-Star Futures GameatPNC ParkinPittsburgh.With the Cardinals, Barton played catcher, but the Athletics moved Barton to first base due to concerns with Barton's ability behind the plate, the negative impact catching can have on the development of a young hitter, and because the Athletics had a number of more advanced catching prospects (Kurt Suzuki,Jeremy Brown,andLandon Powell).
In 2006, Barton once again appeared onBaseball America'sTop 100 Prospects list, this time ranking at #28. He was also ranked as the Athletics' #1 prospect. He played for the Triple-ASacramento River Catsin 2006. But due to injuries played in only 43 games. He batted just.259 with 2 home runs in those 43 games.
In 2007, Barton appeared onBaseball America'sTop 100 Prospects list, this time ranked at just #67. He was ranked as the Athletics' #2 prospect behindoutfielderTravis Buck,who ranked at #50 on the Top 100 Prospects list. Barton began the 2007 season slowly with the Sacramento River Cats, hitting just.221 in April and.273 in May. He finally got started in June when he hit.454 in 27 games. He was named to thePacific Coast LeagueMid-Season All-Star team on July 11. He finished the 2007 minor league season with a.293 batting average and 9 home runs in 137 games.
Following the 2007 minor league season, the River Cats advanced to the first round of the playoffs. They played theSalt Lake Bees,theAngelsTriple-A affiliate. In the first round, Barton batted.550 (11–20) with 10RBIs.He had a power surge with 4 home runs and one of the home runs was a decisive one in Game 5 as it led the River Cats into the second round of the playoffs. He did not join the team for the second round as he had his contract purchased by the Athletics major league club on September 10.[2]
Major League Career
[edit]Oakland Athletics
[edit]Barton made his major league debut on September 10, 2007, against theSeattle Mariners.In his third plate appearance, he had his first major leaguehitoffRyan Feierabend,adouble.He had two hits in his major league debut for Oakland, a feat that was not matched untilNate Freimandid it in 2013.[3]
On September 14, Barton hit his first major league home run. Barton played in 18 games in 2007. He reached base safely in all 18 games via a hit or a walk.[4]He hit.347 (25–72) with 4 home runs and 8 RBIs.
In 2008, Barton was the Athletics' starting first baseman. He batted just.226 with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs in 140 games. During theAll-Star break,Barton dove into a shallow pool and hit his head on the bottom. He suffered a jammed neck and had to get staples to close a cut on his head.[5]
On April 5, 2009, the day before the A's season opener, Barton was demoted to Triple-A Sacramento.
Barton began the 2010 season as the A's starting first baseman. On April 25, he fractured his finger while tumbling into the Cleveland Indians dugout.[6]He won aFielding Bible Awardfor his statistically based defensive excellence during the year[7]and led his team in runs (79), hits (152), and doubles (33). He also led the AL inwalkswith 110, and was second in MLB only toPrince Fielder.[8]
Barton was once again selected as the starting first baseman for the Athletics at the beginning of the 2011 season. On June 22, the A's sent Barton back to Triple-A Sacramento to make room forMark Ellis.Barton was hitting.212 with zero home runs at the time. For the season, he batted.212 in 236 at bats.[9]
On June 2, 2012, a struggling Barton was sent back to Triple-A. For the season, he batted.204.[9]
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On March 29, 2013, the A's designated Barton for assignment.
In May of the 2013 season, Barton was added back on the 40 man roster when right fielderJosh Reddickwas placed on the disabled list after injuring his wrist. Everyday first basemenBrandon Mosswas moved over to right field. Barton took Reddick's spot on the active roster and covered everyday first base duties. Barton was than designated for assignment again when Reddick returned. He was than outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento. On August 26, Barton was added to the 40-man roster again for the same reason.
On December 20, 2013, Barton signed a one-year deal with Oakland, avoiding arbitration.[10]The Athletics designated Barton for assignment on May 15, 2014, when they acquiredKyle Blanks.[11]In October 2014, Barton elected to become a free agent.[12]
Toronto Blue Jays
[edit]On December 16, 2014, Barton signed a minor-league contract with theToronto Blue Jaysthat included an invitation to spring training.[13]He was assigned to the minor league spring training camp on March 30, 2015.[14]On July 2, Barton was released.[15]He batted.219 in 31 minor league games with the Triple-ABuffalo Bisonsand Double-ANew Hampshire Fisher Cats.[16]
Pericos de Puebla
[edit]On April 1, 2016, Barton signed with thePericos de Pueblaof theMexican Baseball League. On September 14, 2016, Daric Barton and the Pericos de Puebla Won the Serie del Rey of the LMB (Mexican Baseball League). Barton was key to the Pericos winning their first championship in over 30 years as he led the team with 21 HRs and despite missing 20 games with a broken finger was voted as the starting first baseman on the All-Star team. Won the league Gold Glove for his defense. He added 5 more home runs in the playoffs including the go ahead shot in the 6th inning of the Championship clinching game.
Acereros de Monclova
[edit]On February 21, 2017, Barton, along withChad Gaudin,Manny Rodriguez,Nyjer Morgan,Rodolfo Amador, andWilly Taveras,were traded to theAcereros de Monclovain exchange for RHP Joaquín Lara. Barton only appeared in 26 games for the Acereros before spending the rest of the season on the reserve list.
Return to Puebla
[edit]On January 16, 2018, Barton was traded back to thePericos de Puebla.He once again excelled with the team, finishing as one of the league leaders in average at.373 during the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season. Barton left the Pericos on August 6, 2018, halfway through the Fall Tournament, for personal reasons and to prepare for the 2018-19Mexican Pacific Leagueseason with theCharros de Jalisco.He retired as an active player following the LMP season.
Scouting Report
[edit]Barton is a patient hitter. In 9 minor league seasons, he had 446 walks as opposed to 382 strikeouts. In 2010, Barton was one of only two players in MLB to have more walks than strikeouts, the other beingAlbert Pujols.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"A's trade Mulder to Cardinals for Haren, Calero".Sports Illustrated.December 18, 2004.RetrievedNovember 5,2008.
- ^Urban, Mychael."Notes: Barton called up to see action",MLB.com,September 10, 2007. Accessed September 13, 2007.
- ^"Nate Freiman Looks MLB-Ready in Debut with Oakland Athletics".Bleacher Report. January 14, 2010.RetrievedApril 4,2013.
- ^Smith, Matt."Notes: Geren reflects on first season",MLB.com,September 30, 2007. Accessed October 1, 2007.
- ^"Notes: Oakland's Barton jams neck after dive into shallow pool",Yahoo.com,July 20, 2008. Accessed October 7, 2008.
- ^The San Jose Mercury News(April 25, 2010)."Barton has fractured finger".CBS Sports.RetrievedApril 26,2010.
- ^Gleeman, Aaron(November 1, 2010)."Yadier Molina leads fifth annual" Fielding Bible Awards "".NBCSports.com.RetrievedNovember 11,2010.
For those of us who have come to more or less ignore Gold Glove awards as a meaningful way to measure defensive excellence, the fifth annual Fielding Bible Awards were announced today.
- ^abMcNeal, Stan.Patient Daric Barton walks the walkArchivedMarch 7, 2011, at theWayback Machine,Sporting News.Published February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ab"Daric Barton Stats".
- ^Twitter / Athletics: The #Athletics have signed 1B Daric Barton to a one-year contract to avoid arbitration.
- ^"A's trade for Padres' Kyle Blanks, designate Daric Barton for assignment".May 15, 2014.
- ^Wilmoth, Charlie (October 4, 2014)."Minor Moves: Free Agents, Blue Jays".mlbtraderumors.com.RetrievedOctober 4,2014.
- ^Nicholson-Smith, Ben (December 16, 2014)."Blue Jays sign 1B Barton to minor league deal".Sportsnet.RetrievedDecember 16,2014.
- ^Simmons, Jeff (March 30, 2015)."Blue Jays send Barton to minors, release Santiago".Sportsnet.RetrievedMarch 30,2015.
- ^@BuffaloBisons (July 2, 2015)."ROSTER MOVE: #Bisons activate RHP Bobby Korecky off the disabled list. #BlueJays release INF Daric Barton"(Tweet).RetrievedJuly 2,2015– viaTwitter.
- ^"Daric Barton Minor League Statistics & History".Baseball-Reference.RetrievedJuly 2,2015.
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