Before his late-season call up, he batted .298 with 33 homeruns and 105 rbi's for the Triple A Fresno Grizzlies. These statistics are impressive, but the PCL is considered a hitter-friendly league. Feliz was named to the PCL all-star team, but the rap on Feliz is that he strikes out a lot and has a low on base percentage. His defense, however, is solid. Bill Mueller, who started for the Giants since 1997, is not the typical power-hitting third baseman.
Most teams have third basemen who swing for the fences and are payed to drive in runs.
Mueller did not have high homerun or RBI totals. Instead, he hit for a high average that was usually in the 290s. Mueller put himself on base many times and he scored a plenty of runs. Mueller was often driven in by Bonds and Kent who batted after him. In the last few years, the Giants reversed the usual roles of the third baseman and second baseman.