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Jose Morales

#17
B/T: S/R
HT/WT: 5-11/ 190
Born: February 20, 1983 in Rio Piedras, PR
Resides: San Juan, PR
How Obtained: Twins' 3rd round pick, June 2001 draft

 

2007:Spent the entire season with Rochester before having his contract purchased by Minnesota Sept. 8...Overall with Minnesota: 3-3 with a double in his MLB debut Sept. 8 at Chicago but injured an ankle in the game and missed the rest of the season...Named the end of the season IL All-Star catcher…The first Red Wings catcher ever named to IL’s End of the Season All-Star squad...His .311 batting average was 4th in IL…was leading the IL in batting as late as August 26…set a new career-high in games (108), at bats (376), hits (117), doubles (25) and walks (30)...His .348 average with men in scoring position was the best on the club...Was hitting .361 on July 1 before hitting .256 the rest of the season...Went 0-for-1 in the Triple-A All-Star Game for the IL team...Did not play from 5/26 -6/14 due to back problems...Got hits in six consecutive at bats 5/24-5/25 vs. Durham…went 13-for-24 (.542) vs. Durham for the year...Named IL Batter of the Week for the week ending 4/29…1st Wing to get IL Batter of the Week since Chris Heintz in 2005.

2006: Started season at Double-A New Britain...batted .408 (11-for-27) from May 29-June 10 with a home run and six rbi...season high eight game hit-streak from June 27-July 6, batting .375 (12-for-32) with a home run and five rbi...hit .281 (16-for-57) in 17 games in June...had three consecutive two-hit games from July 30-August 2...promoted to Triple-A Rochester on September 1...played two games at catcher, recording one hit over seven at-bats...hit .231-1-4 (6-26) in 8 postseason games…3 for 4 w/ HR, RBI, 3 R in Game 3 of Governors' Cup Champ. Series.

2005: Was placed on the disabled list April 8-28 with a left knee ligament strain and again on May 5 through the rest of the season with a strained back.

2004: Played season at Ft. Myers...hit .538 (7-for-13) with a double, triple, home run and two rbi in three-game span from May 16-18...had a season high three hits in seven different games, including a three-for-four effort on June 22 with a triple, home run, two rbi and two runs scored...seven-game hit-streak from June 25-July 3, batting .344 (11-for-32) with a home run and five rbi in that span...hit safely in nine of ten games from July 10-23, going 17-for-44 (.386) with 10 rbi...had 25 multi-hit games...hit .356 (26-for-73) with a home run and nine rbi in June...hit .395 (15-for-38) in 10 games as designated hitter....selected to Florida State League All-Star Game...threw out 43 of 103 (42%) runners attempting to steal.

2003: Converted to catcher after starting career as an infielder... began season at Quad Cities...promoted to Ft. Myers, May 2...hit safely in 10 of 13 games, including a six-game hit-streak from May 9-15...went four-for-six with two doubles, three runs scored and two rbi May 14...transferred to Quad Cities, May 23...recorded a season high with three hits on June 6 with three rbi vs. Lancaster...12-game hit-streak from June 26-July 9, batting .396 (19-for-48) with two home runs and nine rbi in that span...Twins’ Minor League Player of the Week, going 12-23 (.522) with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 1 hr and 4 rbi, June 28-July 4...disabled for remainder of season with strained back, August 21...threw out 10 of 37 (27%) runners attempting to steal...was third on club in rbi...hit .390 (23-for-59) with 12 rbi in 17 home games...hit .369 (24-for-65) with 14 rbi in June.

2002: Spent his second season with the Twins in the Gulf Coast League...was second on the team and 10th in the GCL in batting...had 18 multi-hit games and a season-high three hits four times...hit .333 (28-for-84) in July...played 41 games at second base and eight at third base...was named to the Gulf Coast League Postseason All-Star team.

2001: Made his professional debut in the Gulf Coast League...went 3-for-4 with a run scored, a triple and an rbi July 10, his second game...saw action at second base (23 games) shortstop (nine games) and third base (three games)...finished the year hitting safely in nine of 11 games.

PROFESSIONAL:
Signed by Hector Otero.

PERSONAL:
2001 graduate of Academy La Providencia High School in Rio Peidras, PR.

2007 and CAREER STATISTICS

CLUB
AVG
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SH
SF
HB
BB
SO
SB
CS
E
OBP
Red Wings
.311
108
376
42
117
25
1
2
37
1
1
3
30
44
1
4
5
.366
Minnesota
1.000
1
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Minor League Totals
.279
436
1489
154
415
79
12
11
182
11
14
18
98
271
10
11
64
.328
Major League Totals
1.000
1
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000

 

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