Garrett Stubbs Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

TRACK RECORD: Stubbs has long been one of the most athletic catchers around—he also has played in the outfield and middle infield sporadically in college and as a pro. A star at Southern Cal, he's one of the smallest catchers in pro ball, and his workload has reflected that—he's never caught 100 games in a season.

SCOUTING REPORT: Most backup catchers are awful hitters, but have plus power for when they do run into a pitch. Stubbs has a chance to be an average hitter with a simple stroke that is low-maintenance—he can handle sitting on the bench for two or three days without getting rusty. It's a somewhat one-plane swing. He has very little power. Most catchers are bottom-of-the-scale runners. Stubbs is a plus runner. Defensively, he's athletic and moves well with an above-average and accurate arm (he's thrown out 43 percent of basestealers for his career). But his framing metrics are poor, which makes him much less appealing as a backup.

THE FUTURE: Stubbs will likely get a much better shot to be the backup with the Astros catching situation scrambled. If given at-bats, he has a chance to hit for average and provide some versatility as he can also play in the outfield.