Josh Phegley, Catcher

Date of Birth: 2/12/1988
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana
College: Indiana University-Bloomington

Josh Phegley, catcher, was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2009. He played in Chicago's minor league system from 2009 through part of 2013 and 2014. In 486 games in the minors, he batted .266 with 494 hits, 112 doubles, 279 RBIs, and 337 strikeouts to 119 walks. Defensively, as a catcher in 440 games, he made 332 assists, 3,462 putouts, and 29 errors. He caught players trying to steal an impressive 47% of the time and he had a .992 fielding percentage.

Phegley played in 65 games with the White Sox in 2013. He had a .206 batting average with 42 hits. Defensively, he fared much better, making 29 assists, 415 putouts, and 5 errors in 64 games as a catcher. He caught players trying to steal 30.2% of the time and he had a .989 fielding percentage. In 2014, he played in just 11 games with the White Sox.

Phegley was traded to the Oakland Athletics on December 9, 2014. He finished the 2015 season with a .249 batting average, 56 hits, 16 doubles, and 34 RBIs in 73 games. As the Athletics' backup catcher, he made 53 assists, 454 putouts, and 2 errors in 68 games. He caught players trying to steal 39.1% of the time and he had a .996 fielding percentage.

Phegley spent time on the DL in 2016, playing in just 26 games with the Athletics. In 2017, he batted .201 in 57 games with the Athletics.

Phegley played in just 39 games with the Athletics in 2018. He also played in 38 games in the minors, as well as spending time on the DL with a fractured finger.

Phegley finished the 2019 season with 75 hits, 18 doubles, 62 RBIs, 63 strikeouts to 15 walks, and a .239 batting average in 106 games. Defensively, as a catcher in 106 games, he made 46 assists, 704 putouts, and 2 errors, and he caught players trying to steal 32.4% of the time. In the postseason, he had no hits in 2 at-bats in one game.

Phegley became a free agent on December 2, 2019. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on January 20, 2020. He played in just 11 games with the Cubs in 2020.

Phegley elected free agency on October 28, 2020. He didn’t play professional baseball in 2021.

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