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Max Stassi | Catcher

Team: Houston Astros
Age / DOB:  (22) / 3/15/1991
Ht / Wt:  5'10' / 185
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Max Stassi (sports hernia) resumed hitting Monday.
Stassi had sports hernia surgery at the end of February. The young catcher is hoping to be recovered by the start of the minor league season, but that's not a sure thing. Mar 18 - 10:00 PM

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Max Stassi had sports hernia surgery on Thursday.

Stassi is hoping to be recovered by the start of the minor league season, but that's not a sure thing. The 21-year-old catcher batted .268/.331/.468 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in 84 games last season at High-A Stockton. He should make the jump to Double-A sometime in 2013.
Feb 28 - 10:11 AM

Astros prospect Max Stassi is being evaluated for a possible sports hernia.

The extent of the injury isn't yet known. Stassi batted .268/.331/.468 with 15 home runs at the High-A level last season. The 21-year-old was acquired from the Athletics in the Jed Lowrie trade earlier this month.
Feb 24 - 10:28 AM

Astros acquired C Max Stassi from the Athletics in a five-player trade.

Stassi, who will turn 22 next month, batted .268/.331/.468 with 15 homers at the High-A level last season. He has above-average power for a catcher and could eventually be the Astros' regular backstop. He's obviously not close to being big league-ready, though.
Feb 4 - 6:29 PM

Max Stassi reached five times for Single-A Stockton on Tuesday, finishing 3-for-3 with a double and two walks.

Stassi disappointed in hitting .229/.310/.380 with 141 strikeouts in 411 at-bats for low Single-A Kane County last year, but he still has some promise offensively. He's opened this year 7-for-19 with just two strikeouts through five games.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 01:28:00 PM

Athletics prospect catcher Max Stassi exited Tuesday's game against the Rangers due to a right knee contusion.

Stassi suffered the injury in the top of the ninth inning after being hit by a foul ball. It happened just two innings after the 18-year-old hit his first home run. "The baseball gods are funny like that," said the young backstop. Stassi believes he'll be out of action for about a week, so the next time he'll get work will likely be in minor league camp. The Athletics selected Stassi in the fourth-round of last year's draft.
Source: MLBlogs.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2010 07:44:00 PM

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