Friday, November 13, 2009

Greeneville Astros: Nathan Metroka

Nathan Metroka
How did he get here?: Drafted, 47th Round (2008)
Stats: 6'2", 220 lbs, Bats: Right Throws: Right
Age as of April 1, 2010: 23

Season line: 64 games, 233 PAs. 45x212 - .212/.280/.264 - 11XBH-17RBI. 65K:18BB

Note: Metroka spent the first three weeks of the season in Lexington. And spent the rest of the season in Greeneville. Again, the Lexington splits aren't included in the following.

Splits:
vs. LHP (34ABs): .147/.275/.147, 16K:6BB, 0XBH-2RBI
vs. RHP (138ABs): .246/.297/.319, 36K:8BB, 10XBH-13RBI

Home (87ABs): .264/.304/.345, 27K:5BB, 7XBH-10RBI
Away (85ABs): .188/.281/.224, 25K:9BB, 3XBH-5RBI

Bases Empty (51ABs): .196/.255/.431, 13K:4BB, 6XBH-2RBI
Runners on (67ABs): .090/.116/.164, 19K:1BB, 3XBH-5RBI
w/RISP (43ABs): .070/.070/.116, 11K:0BB, 2XBH-3RBI

June (31ABs): .290/.389/.387, 12K:5BB, 3XBH-4RBI
July (72ABs): .194/.237/.222, 23K:4BB, 2XBH-5RBI
August (65ABs): .246/.319/.323, 17K:5BB, 5XBH-6RBI
September (4ABs): .000/.000/.000, 0K:0BB, 0XBH-0RBI

K/PA rate: 37.8%
XBH/H rate: 25.6%
K:BB ratio: 3.61

Metroka didn't commit any errors at Lexington, but committed four - all in his 41 games in RF (with 10 in LF and 2 in CF).

It's hard to know what to think about Metroka. He opened a can last year in Greeneville, hitting .327/.387/.531 in Greeneville last year, but hitting .150/.227/.175 in Lexington early this season got him a return visit to Greeneville, where his OPS dropped off 374 points. His K:BB ratio jumped from 3.36 to 3.61 from 2008 to 2009, as well. I'm not sure where he'll start in 2010 - maybe Tri-City?

Citizen Steve, what say you on Nathan Metroka?
Repeated after struggling at Lexington - can't hit a curve ball.

To the batting cages!