Angels' End of Season Grades
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Photo By Sean ScanlonBy Paul Meyer - AngelsWin.com ContributorAfter a grueling regular season, we finally have an opportunity to sit back and truly evaluate each player's 2009 performance before the playoffs muddy our perspective.Offense/Defense:Mike Napoli - B+ : In the entire MLB, only three catchers have a higher OPS than Napoli — Joe Mauer, Jorge Posada and Victor Martinez. He hit his peak with consistent playing time when Vlad Guerrero, Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera were out and fell back a bit splitting time with Jeff Mathis. This was his first truly healthy season since being called up in 2006, which hopefully will earn him more playing time in 2010. One drawback has been inconsistent defense, but he has handled the starters well and essentially dispelled the myth that is CERA....
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