JOSUE PELEY

12/24/87; '06 35th; Seminole State College (JC)
R/R; 6-0, 185

Level
BA
OBP
SA
AB
2B
3B
HR
BB
K
SB
CS
2006 NJCAA
.345
 
.485
194
17
2
2
 
 
14
1
2007 NJCAA
.385
 
.776
161
17
2
14
 
 
12
2
2007 R
.252
.290
.348
115
4
2
1
5
16
3
0
2008 A-
.191
.244
.226
115
4
0
0
7
19
1
0
2009 A
.188
.246
.232
224
8
1
0
16
41
2
1

The Nationals drafted Peley in 2005, but he didn't sign. The Pirates signed him as a DFE after his second JC season. He had a big power spike in 2007, but keep in mind that Kelly Stinnett once hit 30 HRs in a season for Seminole State. The school, by the way, has turned out an impressive list of major league players that includes Adam LaRoche, Eric Gagne, Stinnett, Ryan Franklin, Lew Ford, Robert Person, Shane Halter and Eric Cyr. In case you're wondering about the name, Peley is from Montreal, as are Gagne and Cyr. The Pirates converted him to catcher in the GCL and he had a mediocre season offensively, with plate discipline being the biggest problem. He finished the season in a 5-for-33 slump and had a large platoon split, hitting .316 against LHPs (in 38 ABs) and .221 against RHPs. He moved up to State College and was expected to be the Spikes' main catcher, but he missed part of June and July with an injury. He didn't hit at all when he played. He opened 2009 backing up Andrew Walker at West Virginia, but ended up catching about half the team's games when Walker continued to suffer from ankle problems. He did nothing with the bat. Peley's a good defensive catcher; he threw out 44% of base stealers for West Virginia. He could return there or move up to Bradenton, hopefully as a backup in either case.

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