Jason Kendall

## About

Jason Kendall is an all-star catcher who played in MLB from 1996 to 2010 for several teams, most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was known for having exceptional speed for the catcher position.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Jason Kendall

Jason's most important attribute isn't a skill at all, but the fact that he plays catcher. His catcher lock can bump other unwanted players from playing catcher on your AI defense. He's the catcher lock with the strongest arm, although it's a mere 74/100. His bat also has some use, with 75 power and 62 contact. If Jason played anywhere other than catcher, his draft stock would probably be much lower.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL draft, Jason was taken with the 31st overall pick in the 4th round by coach Yurya of the Monsters. Jason actually had the lowest batting average on the team, but he still hit 0.575 with 7 home runs, 36 RBIs and 33 runs scored.

#### Season 2

Impressed by his Season 1, Yurya drafted Jason back to the Monsters with the 18th overall pick in the 3rd round. Jason improved his batting average and stolen base output, while his RBIs decreased a little bit.

#### Season 3

With the expanded player field, Jason fell to 56th overall in the 3rd round, where he was taken by coach GreenDayEagles of the Rangers. The Rangers offense was not quite as potent as the Monsters, and Jason's stats took a hit.

#### Season 4

In Season 4, Jason was taken with the 45th pick in the 2nd round by coach GSchlim of the Pirates, Jason's real life team. In GSchlim's grounderball attack, Jason enjoyed a career year, batting 0.759 with 7 homers, 65 RBIs, and 46 runs scored. The Pirates claimed the NL Wild Card but lost in the first round.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Jason was taken with the 47th pick in the 3rd round by coach Callie of the White Sox. Stats were not very well kept for this team.

#### Season 6

With increase knowledge of how to set an AI defense, coach Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis of the Blue Jays drafted Jason with the 16th overall pick so he could also draft Chico Pappas. Jason's stats were okay, but more importantly, he knocked Chico out of the AI catcher position. The Blue Jays won the AL West but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

#### Season 7

Taking after Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis' precedent, coach jlund24 of the Bombers also took Jason in the first round, this time with the 17th pick. The Bombers were coached in the second half by coach Emery92. Between the two coaches, Jason batted 0.620 and stole 17 bases.

#### Season 8

For the third straight season, Jason was taken in the first round, this time with the 19th overall pick by coach GSchlim of the Blue Jays, who was trying to create a team consisting entirely of players whose names begin with J. Jason wasn't quite as productive as his last season with GSchlim, as cheesing was disallowed, but he still played solid behind the plate.

#### Season 9

With pro position locks removed in Season 9, Jason became significantly less important on the draft board. He fell all the way to the 84th overall pick in the 4th round, where he was selected by coach Itaniium of the Giants. Perhaps not being a first round pick took some pressure off of Jason, as he rebounded to bat 0.571 with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, 18 runs scored, and his first career all-star selection. Jason and the Giants made the Season 9 playoffs, losing in the first round.

## Trivia

* On the bench, Jason wears a black Pirates cap with a red bill. However, on Backyard Baseball 2003, when you view his player card, the bill of his hat is black.
* Jason Kendall has pitched one inning in his BBL career, giving up one hit and one run.