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| Projections | | Timeframe | AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 430.00 | 27.00 | .253 | 74.00 | 67.00 | 2.00 |
| Key Stats |
| AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB |
| 169 | 7 | .260 | 35 | 25 | 0 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 2012 | 72 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | AB | H | HR | OBP | SLG | AVG | | vs Chi. White Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .333 | | vs Quintana (Career) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | vs LHP | 47 | 12 | 1 | .327 | .426 | .255 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/21/2013 | Josh Donaldson, 3B OAK
Mike Napoli, 1B BOS
| Conor Gillaspie, 3B CHW
Max Scherzer, SP DET
| | 05/21/2013 | David Price, SP TB
Yadier Molina, C STL
B.J. Upton, CF ATL
Mike Napoli, 1B BOS
| Edwin Encarnacion, 1B TOR
John Jaso, C OAK
Matt Holliday, LF STL
Matt Harrison, SP TEX
| | 05/21/2013 | Felix Hernandez, SP SEA
Billy Butler, DH KC
| Michael Cuddyer, RF COL
Ben Zobrist, RF TB
A.J. Burnett, SP PIT
Mike Napoli, 1B BOS
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| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | | 5/9 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/10 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/11 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5/12 | TOR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5/14 | @TB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/15 | @TB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5/16 | @TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5/18 | @MIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 5/19 | @MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 5/20 | @CHW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Latest News
| Mike Napoli has third May home run |
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(5/12/13) Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli hit his seventh home run Sunday against the Blue Jays. Napoli led off the fourth inning with the home run off Chad Jenkins, who was making his season debut.
Napoli had his 17th double and finished 3 for 4 with two runs. It was Napoli's third three-hit game and second in May. He is batting .267 (12 for 45) with three home runs, four doubles and six RBI in 12 May games.
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| Mike Napoli driving in runs again |
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(5/2/13) Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli entered Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays with just two RBI in his previous seven games, but he made a big impact quickly in the game.
Napoli hit an estimated 472-foot solo home run in the fourth inning of the game, and followed it up with a 467-foot home run in the seventh inning that plated three. He went 3 for 4 in the game with a walk and four RBI to lead the Red Sox to a 10-1 win.
Napoli is now .287 on the season, with six home runs and 31 RBI, the latter of which leads the American League. He has also struck out 40 times in just 108 at bats.
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| Playing first making difference for Mike Napoli |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(4/27/13) Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli feels like a different player now that he doesn't do much catching, WEEI.com reports.
"One-hundred percent,” said Napoli when asked if the benefits of not catching have made a difference. "I’m not saying that’s why I’m doing good, hitting and defensively. But my body definitely feels a lot better. Mentally there’s less that I have to do in a day. I would have to come in for meetings and that extra 30 minutes talking to a pitcher about a game-plan, I don’t have to do that anymore. You go out there tackle baseball and try to hit homers. I have a good feeling coming to the park. I like where I’m at right now."
Napoli is batting .409 over his last six games with six doubles, two homers and nine RBI. For the season he's batting .283 with four homers and is leading the league with 27 RBI.
He is the first major league player to reach 27 RBI and 17 extra-base hits over the first 23 games of a season since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.
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| Mike Napoli holding up well |
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(4/24/13) Red Sox catcher Mike Napoli has taken well to his new surroundings in Boston, and being able to avoid playing catcher seems to be helping the 31-year-old.
Napoli has been the team's main run producer through the first three-plus weeks of the season, as he has a major-league leading 25 RBI through 20 games. Napoli is batting .268 overall, but has been a different player with men on base. He has a .333 batting averaging, with three of his four home runs coming with men on.
Napoli gives Fantasy owners the best of both worlds right now, as he is avoiding the wear and tear of playing catcher, while retaining catcher eligibility. Keep him active moving forward.
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| Mike Napoli swats grand slam for BoSox |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(4/22/13) Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli had another monster effort on Monday night during a 9-6 win over the Athletics. Napoli hit a grand slam in the fifth inning off starter A.J. Griffin.
Napoli, who went 2 for 4 in the game and added an RBI double, cleared the bases for his fourth HR of the season. The five RBI gave him 25 this season.
"I'd hate to think where we'd be without him," manager John Farrell told the Boston Herald.
Napoli has taken over the American League lead in RBI. He's batting .278 and has gone 5 for 9 in his last two games with two homers, two doubles and seven RBI.
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| The 352 at-bats Mike Napoli managed in 2012 with Texas were the fewest for him since 2008, thanks to a quad injury. He still managed 24 home runs, but Napoli's average dipped to a career-low .227. And he would have been on pace for fewer than 20 doubles had he played a full season. One thing working in Napoli's favor, as far as Fantasy value, is his ability to play first base, which should get him more at-bats on days which he's not catching for the Red Sox. Napoli has 30 home run potential, and while his career .259 average isn't sparkling, it's a decent number considering it comes with some nice power. Fenway Park isn't markedly friendlier than Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, but it sometimes has transformative powers for scrappy power hitters like Napoli. Expect him to play the Green Monster to his advantage, and don't be surprised if his average spikes back up to the .280 level, as Napoli has a .306 average and 1.107 OPS in 62 career at-bats in Fenway. He should be drafted among the top catchers in 2013. (Updated 12/4/12) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/21/13 | @ CHW | 8:10 pm | Jose Quintana | | 5/22/13 | @ CHW | 8:10 pm | Chris Sale | | 5/23/13 | CLE | 7:10 pm | Zach McAllister | | 5/24/13 | CLE | 7:10 pm | Justin Masterson | | 5/25/13 | CLE | 1:35 pm | Scott Kazmir | | 5/26/13 | CLE | 1:35 pm | Corey Kluber | | 5/27/13 | PHI | 7:10 pm | Cliff Lee |
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