| 6/18/2013 10:07:00 AM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski hit his sixth homer of the season Monday versus Oakland. | Insight: He went 2-for-3 and is hitting .305 with 20 RBI in 177 at-bats. The backstop hit a career-high 27 homers for the White Sox last season, but that is proving to be a fluke. He had an 18.6 percent HR/FB last season, but his career HR/FB is 9.4 percent and his HR/FB this season is 12.8 percent. | | |
| 6/4/2013 10:35:00 PM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski has gone 11-for-20 over his last seven games, including 3-for-4 with a double Tuesday against Boston. | Insight: The veteran backstop has raised his average from .257 to .300 in the process. | | |
| 6/2/2013 10:15:00 AM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski is 7-for-32 (.219) in his career against Royals starter Ervin Santana. | Insight: After hitting 27 homers last season, Pierzynski has returned to his usual level of production. The catcher has four homers and is hitting .288 with 15 RBI in 35 games. He has a seven-game hitting streak, but his previous numbers against Santana suggest Sunday will be a difficult day for him. | | |
| 5/20/2013 8:15:00 PM |
Description: The Rangers are expected to activate catcher A.J. Pierzynski from the disabled list on Tuesday. SOURCE: Anthony Andro, Fox Sports Southwest | Insight: He's been out with a strained oblique. Geovany Soto (.220, 2 HR, 5 RBI) won't see as much playing time now that Pierzynski is healthy again. | | |
| 5/9/2013 10:33:00 AM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski has been moved to the disabled list. | Insight: Pierzynski (.263, 4 HR, 11 RBI) is out with a strained oblique. The move is backdated to May 6th, meaning that Pierzynski would be eligible to return on May 21st. Of course, it's possible that he could need more time. | | |
| 5/8/2013 7:35:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Wilson from the Fort Worth Star Telegram is reporting that Texas catcher A.J. Pierzynski went for an MRI on Wednesday. | Insight: Pierzynski has been bothered by tightness in his right oblique. While he's out, Geovany Soto should see more playing time behind the plate. | | |
| 5/7/2013 7:18:00 PM |
Description: The Rangers scratched catcher A.J. Pierzynski from Tuesday's lineup with tightness in his right oblique muscle. | Insight: Pierzynski dealt with the same injury last week. He's hitting .263 with four homers and a .708 OPS this season, but his 27.8 percent line-drive rate is one of the best in baseball and should help him raise his average soon. | | |
| 5/6/2013 12:28:00 PM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski is just 3-for-18 (.167) against Cubs starter Scott Feldman. | Insight: Pierzynski isn't quite hitting up to the level of the man he is replacing, Mike Napoli (6 HR, 31 RBI in Boston), but he's batting a respectable .263 with four homers and 11 RBI. This matchup, however, isn;t likely to help those numbers. | | |
| 5/2/2013 5:05:00 PM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski is back in the lineup Thursday. | Insight: Pierzynski didn't start the last two games due to oblique soreness. | | |
| 5/1/2013 6:38:00 PM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski won't be on the field Wednesday against Chicago. | Insight: He's dealing with soreness in his right oblique. Geovany Soto will get the start at catcher on Wednesday. | | |
| 4/30/2013 5:14:00 PM |
Description: Texas catcher A.J. Pierzynski is getting a routine night off Tuesday against the White Sox. | Insight: Geovany Soto is starting behind the dish. Pierzynski has been a solid catching option once again, batting .295 with four homers and 11 RBI. | | |
| 4/11/2013 12:00:00 PM |
Description: Texas catcher A.J. Pierzynski versus Seattle ace Felix Hernandez? No, thank you. Very rarely does this matchup play out in Pierzynski's favor (6-for-33 lifetime with six strikeouts). | Insight: Pierzynski struggles against possibly the best hitter on the planet: kind of makes sense, doesn't it? We'd be hesistant to start any Rangers today versus King Felix. | | |
| 4/10/2013 1:10:00 PM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski will get a rest on Wednesday. No injury, just the typical catcher's rest after a night game on the previous day. | Insight: Pierzynski has continued the hot hitting of a year ago. He's batting .346 with an .896 OPS through the first seven games. Geovany Soto will get the start. | | |
| 4/5/2013 9:49:00 AM |
Description: Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski is hitless in eight career at-bats versus Angeles left-hander Jason Vargas. | Insight: Pierzynski is coming off the best offensive season of his career (.278, career-high 27 HR, 77 RBI in 135 games), but Friday might be a good day for Texas to give backup Geovany Soto a chance to play. Soto is 1-for-5 off Vargas with a home run. | | |
| 12/20/2012 8:00:00 PM |
Description: According to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, the Rangers have reached an agreement with catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a new one-year deal. | Insight: Terms of the deal weren't included. Pierzynski, who will turn 36 later this month, is coming off the best offensive season of his career (.278, career-high 27 HR, 77 RBI in 135 games). Pierzynski will see most of the work behind the plate with backup Geovany Soto (.198, 11 HR, 39 RBI) filling in about once every four or five games. | | |
| 11/12/2012 7:40:00 PM |
Description: Catcher A.J. Pierzynski isn't expected to return to the White Sox next season according to Dan Hayes from Comcast Chicago. | Insight: Pierzynski is coming off the finest offensive showing of his career in 2012 (.278, 27 HR, 77 RBI). If Pierzynski leaves town as this report suggests, Tyler Flowers (.213, 7 HR, 13 RBI) would become the everyday catcher for the White Sox next season. | | |
| 10/2/2012 4:19:00 PM |
Description: Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland. | Insight: Pierzynski has set a personal mark for homers (27) and tied his best RBI total with 77. The team was eliminated from postseason on Monday night so there is no reason to play any of the regulars. | | |
| 9/29/2012 2:20:00 PM |
Description: Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay. It's just the typical day game rest after a night game. | Insight: Pierzynski has set a personal mark for homers (27) and needs one more RBI to tie his 2004 best of 77. With the White Sox in a tight battle against the Tigers for the division crown, it's probably his last rest of the regular season. | | |
| 9/19/2012 7:50:00 PM |
Description: Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski will take a seat Wednesday against Kansas City. | Insight: The 35-year-old is having the best offensive season of his career having produced a career-high 26 homers in 123 games played. Tyler Flowers (.230, 7 HR, 13 RBI) will take Pierzynski's place behind the plate. | | |
| Cold | 9/18/2012 9:32:00 AM |
Description: White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski is an ugly 2-for-19 (.105) in his career against Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar. | Insight: Pierzynski is 2-for-18 over his last five contests. He has set a career mark for homers (26) and needs four more RBI to post a personal best in that category, but he did most of the damage before the end of August. | | |
