Chad Moeller #21

Chad Edward Moeller...wife, Nicole...a graduate of Upton (CA) High School, lettered in football and baseball and was highschool teammates of Geoff Jenkins, Jacque Jones, Morgan Ensberg and Randy Flores...was drafted by the Yankees out of high school, but did not sign...studied economics and played baseball at the University of Southern California...in 1996, as a junior, was an All-Pac 10 selection.

2010

Began the season with Baltimore before being released by the organization out of Spring Training...was signed by the Yankees on 4/6...selected to the Major League roster on 5/20...spent over a month in the Majors with the Yankees before being designated on 6/21...was again seslected to the Major League roster for September and spent the remainder of the season with the big league club...Played in just 9 games in his over two months of service time with New York...his .214 (3-for-14)...all 3 hits were doubles...Batted .230 (20-for-87) with 6 doubles, 1 home run and 9 RBI in 28 games for Triple-1 Scranton/Wilkers-Barre.

2009

Opened the season with Baltimore before being designated for assignment on May 29 when club selected the contract of Matt Wieters...Had contract selected from Norfolk on August 7 when Orioles traded Gregg Zaun to Tampa Bay...Recorded four consecutive multi-hit games, August 26-September 11, going 8-for-12 with three doubles, a homer and five RBI...Hit in a season-high five straight games, August 23-September 11, going 9-for-16 (.563) with four doubles, a homer and five RBI...The streak raised his batting average from .203 to .276...Recorded an extra-base hit in five consecutive games August 23-September 11 (four doubles and a homer)...Homered off Kris Benson @TEX April 15 and August 29 off CLE's Joe Smith...Reached base safely in 20 of his 28 starts, hitting safely in 17 of those games...Drove in five of his 10 runs on the year in a three-game stretch, August 26-September 6...Batted .203 (24-118) in 35 games for Triple-A Norfolk...Batted .379 (11-29) against left-handers with Norfolk (.146, 13-89, against right-handers).

2008

Batted .231 (21-91) with 6 doubles, a home run and 9 RBI in 41 games (25 starts at C) in three stints with the Yankees... Had contract selected and made his Yankee debut on April 14 vs. TB, starting behind the plate and going 1-for-4 with a run... Went 3-for-4 with walk, double, run and RBI on April 16 vs. BOS, his first 3-hit game since July 22, 2004 @STL as a Brewer...Hit first HR of the season on April 18 @BAL, his first HR since May 27, 2007 vs. PIT as a Red...Batted .350 (7-20) with 2 doubles, a home run, 5 runs scored and 3 RBI in 6 games before being designated for assignment on April 25...Cleared waivers and was outrighted to SWB...Elected free agency and was signed to a major league contract on April 30...Designated for assignment on July 31, cleared waivers and was outrighted to SWB on August 6...Recalled on September 1, appearing in 9 games following his return and batting .250 (4-16)...Went 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI in his final start of the season, September 26 @BOS... Opened Spring Training with the Nationals, going hitless in 9 at-bats (7 games) before being released on March 10 and signed by the Yankees as a free agent.

2007

Began the season with CIN and spent some time with Louisville of the Triple-A International League before being acquired by LAD on August 11 in exchange for cash considerations...Combined to hit .161 (9-56) in 37 big league games with CIN and LAD...Lone big league home run came with the Reds, May 27 vs. PIT, a solo shot off John Grabow.

2006

Began the season with Mil and appeared in 29g, including 25 starts, before he was designated for assignment on 7/5...cleared waivers and on 7/10 was outrighted to Class AAA Nashville and spent the rest of the season there...following the season elected free agency and on 11/27 signed a 1-year Major League contract with the Reds...made 2 apps for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League.

2005

Was the Brewers' Opening Day catcher for the second straight season...Brewers pitchers posted a 3.89era when he caught...hit 7 of his 9 doubles after 7/7...hit .311 in June and .294 in July...from 6/19-7/17 hit .364 during a career-high 10-game hitting streak... on 9/15 at Ari doubled and tripled.

2004

Was Mil's Opening Day starting catcher...hit safely in his first 6g as a Brewer, his longest hitting streak of the season...on 4/27 vs Cin became the fifth Brewers player to hit for the cycle and the first to do it in Milwaukee...hit .291 in June...on 6/29 at Col hit his first career grand slam (off Shawn Estes)...ranked second among all National League catchers with a .999 fielding percentage (1e, 765tc)...Brewers pitchers posted a 3.67era when he caught.

2003

One of the Brewers' best hitters the first half of the season, batted .309 in 57 apps prior to the All-Star break...began the season sharing the catching duties with Rod Barajas...following an injury to Barajas a week into the season hit .339 (5 2b, 3hr) over his next 16 starts as the everyday catcher...from 4/20-4/29 put together what at the time was a career-best hitting streak...after Barajas returned on 4/28 appeared in just 9 of the club's next 25g, including just 8 starts...made 21 apps after the break, including 16 starts, and hit .118 over the second half...on 7/11 vs SF tied the club record with 3 doubles.

2002

During the pennant race hit .432 in his last 16g of the season...in the final game of the season started to catch former Class AAA batterymate John Patterson and helped the Diamondbacks earn home field advantage in the National League Division Series...in that finale went 4-for-4 with a double, 2 homers, 6rbi and 3 runs scored...was his first career 4-hit and multi-homer game, while the 6rbi tied Steve Finley and Luis Gonzalez for the second-best single-game total in franchise history (Erubiel Durazo, 9rbi, 5/17/02)...began the season on Ari's roster but on 4/9 was designated for assignment without appearing in a game...was outrighted to Class AAA Tucson and hit .318 in 60g there before he was promoted for the rest of the season on 7/15, following an injury to Damian Miller...the next day caught Randy Johnson...caught Johnson's final 17 starts, a span during which he went 12-2...while at Tucson put together a 10-game hitting streak from 5/30-6/14 (.452)...was selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star game but was unable to participate following minor foot surgery...was Ari's Minor League Player of the Month for June (.329, 5hr, 24rbi)...appeared in all 3 of the NL Division Series games vs the Cardinals...started the post-season opening game and went 1-for-3...pinch hit in each of the last 2g.

2001

Three days before Opening Day was traded from the Twins to the Diamondbacks...began the season with Ari's Class AAA affiliate in Tucson...was promoted on 6/6 and stayed with the D'Backs until he returned to Tucson on 7/16...finished the year in the minor leagues before he was recalled again in September, when rosters expanded...on 6/20 at LA produced his first RBI of the season on a suicide squeeze bunt that scored David Dellucci...on 9/27 vs Mil hit his second career home run, a solo shot off Ruben Quevedo.

2000

In his Major League debut made 48 apps for the Twins...began the season at Salt Lake in his first action at Class AAA...on 6/20 at Tex was recalled and made his big league debut...on 6/22 at Tex singled off Matt Perisho for his first career hit...on 7/29 at NYY recorded his first ML home run, an inside-the-parker off Ramiro Mendoza...from 8/13-8/29 was on Min's DL with a torn meniscus and ligament damage in his right knee.

1999

Spent the season with Min's Class AA affiliate in New Britain...following the season led the prestigious Arizona Fall League in hitting while playing for Grand Canyon.

1998

Began the season at Class A Fort Myers and hit .327 in 66 apps there before he was promoted to Class AA New Britain...was selected to play in the Florida State League All-Star Game and was an FSL post-season All-Star...was the organization's Minor League Player of the Week for 5/1-5/7.

1997

At Class A Fort Wayne was selected to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game...was a post-season Midwest League All-Star...was rated the Best Defensive Catcher in the MWL by Baseball America...following the season played for Sun Cities in the Arizona Fall League.

1996

Signed his first professional contract on 6/8...was hitting .356 through 17g for Rookie Elizabethton before he suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee that required surgery on 7/12...threw out 12-26 baserunners attempting to steal (46%).