Pedro Feliz

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**Pedro Feliz**

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 7
Third baseman
Born: April 27, 1975 (1975-04-27) (age 33)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 5, 2000 for the San Francisco Giants
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.252
Home runs	109
Runs batted in	418
Teams
San Francisco Giants (2000-2007) Philadelphia Phillies (2008-present)

Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Feliz has hit 20 or more home runs in his least 4 seasons and is an above average fielder at third base.^[1] He spent the first 8 years of his major league career with the San Francisco Giants.

Feliz had been with the Giants since 2000, and was their only homegrown position player from 2002 to 2007.^[1] He became a semi-regular in 2004. He filled in for regular Edgardo Alfonzo for 51 games at third base, played 70 games for the injured J.T. Snow at first base, appeared in 20 at shortstop and four in the outfield. With the bat, Feliz posted career highs in batting average (.276), home runs (22), RBI (84), at bats (503), and games played (144).

Feliz has been moved around defensively throughout his career, especially during the Giants' injury-riddled 2005 season. By 2007, he settled in as the Giants' starting third baseman.

Although Feliz is a decent power hitter, his career batting average prior to the 2006 season was only .255, and he draws few walks, having never posted an on-base percentage above .305 or an OPS above .793. He has often been criticized for his lack of patience at the plate.^[1] In 2006, he struck out a career-high 112 times.

On June 8, 2007, in a game against the Oakland A's, Feliz played catcher for the first time in his major league career. During that game, the Giants' starting catcher Bengie Molina left on a double switch. Their backup catcher, Eliézer Alfonzo, was injured on a play at the plate and had to leave the game in the 10th inning. With the Giants out of position players, Feliz moved to catcher, Randy Winn moved from center field to third, Dan Ortmeier moved from right field to center, and pitcher Noah Lowry came into the game in right.

He was seeking a 3-year contract extension with the Giants following the conclusion of his contract after the 2007 season, but the Giants decided against such an offer. Feliz declined salary arbitration and filed for free agency.^[2]

On January 31, 2008, Feliz signed a two year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3] Feliz was offered more guaranteed money by the Giants but was alienated by the way the Giants treated him during negotiations.^[1]

1 Career Stats
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career Stats

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	TB	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
2000	25	SF	NL	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001	26	SF	NL	94	220	23	50	9	1	7	22	2	1	10	50	.227	.264	.373	83	3	3	2	2	5
2002	27	SF	NL	67	146	14	37	4	1	2	130	0	0	6	27	.253	.281	.336	49	0	1	1	0	2
2003	28	SF	NL	95	235	31	58	9	3	16	48	2	2	10	53	.247	.278	.515	121	1	2	0	1	7
2004	29	SF	NL	144	503	72	139	33	3	22	84	5	2	23	85	.276	.305	.485	244	0	5	1	0	18
2005	30	SF	NL	156	569	69	142	30	4	20	81	0	2	38	102	.250	.295	.422	240	1	6	1	1	20
2006	31	SF	NL	160	603	75	147	35	5	22	98	1	1	33	112	.244	.281	.428	258	1	6	4	1	18
2007	32	SF	NL	150	557	61	141	28	2	20	72	2	2	29	70	.253	.290	.418	233	0	3	2	1	15
Totals:				874	2840	346	716	148	19	109	418	12	10	149	500	.252	.288	.433	1229	6	26	11	6	85
Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2007 season.^[4]