Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 35 | Run: 50 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45
After hitting .240 in his first three seasons at Southern California, Stubbs batted .346 with 20 steals as a senior in 2015, when he won the Johnny Bench Award as the top college catcher as well as Pacific-12 Conference defensive player of the year honors. An eighth-rounder that June, he reached Double-A in his first full season but stalled there in 2017. He rebounded last year in Triple-A to claim a spot on Houston's 40-man roster.
Stubbs makes repeated contact with a simple left-handed swing and controls the strike zone better than any Astros product. He made a conscious effort to drive the ball more last year, though he's not very physical and his power will come more in the form of doubles than home runs. Extremely athletic for a catcher, he has average speed and knows what he's doing on the bases.
Stubbs moves well behind the plate and shows solid receiving skills. He has arm strength to match and it plays up because of his quick transfer, enabling him to throw out 44 percent of basestealers in his first four years as a pro. His biggest drawback is that he's just 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds and wears down over the course of a season, making him more of a backup because he won't hold up as a regular. Statcast - Batting Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON Hard Hit % K % BB % 2019 127 28 0 0.0 84.8 12.9 .232 .304 .254 .271 .279 28.6 17.9 10.3 ALL 127 28 0 0.0 84.8 12.9 .232 .304 .254 .271 .279 28.6 17.9 10.3 MLB 40553 6.3 87.5 11.2 .251 .412 .317 .318 .371 34.5 21.7 8.3 Transactions Team Date Transaction 10/31/2019 Houston Astros activated C Garrett Stubbs. 10/04/2019 Houston Astros reassigned C Garrett Stubbs to the minor leagues. 09/02/2019 Houston Astros recalled C Garrett Stubbs from Round Rock Express. 08/08/2019 Houston Astros optioned C Garrett Stubbs to Round Rock Express. 08/02/2019 Houston Astros recalled Garrett Stubbs from Round Rock Express. 06/21/2019 Houston Astros optioned C Garrett Stubbs to Round Rock Express. 05/26/2019 Houston Astros recalled Garrett Stubbs from Round Rock Express. 03/09/2019 Houston Astros optioned C Garrett Stubbs to Round Rock Express. 11/20/2018 Houston Astros selected the contract of Garrett Stubbs from Round Rock Express. 05/23/2018 Garrett Stubbs roster status changed by Fresno Grizzlies. 05/13/2018 Fresno Grizzlies placed C Garrett Stubbs on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to May 11, 2018. 01/25/2018 Houston Astros invited non-roster C Garrett Stubbs to spring training. 08/05/2017 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Fresno Grizzlies from Corpus Christi Hooks. 04/23/2017 Corpus Christi Hooks activated C Garrett Stubbs from the 7-day disabled list. 04/17/2017 Corpus Christi Hooks placed C Garrett Stubbs on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to April 14, 2017. 01/13/2017 Houston Astros invited non-roster C Garrett Stubbs to spring training. 07/04/2016 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Lancaster JetHawks. 05/04/2016 Lancaster JetHawks activated C Garrett Stubbs from the 7-day disabled list. 04/22/2016 Lancaster JetHawks placed C Garrett Stubbs on the 7-day disabled list. 04/05/2016 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Lancaster JetHawks from Quad Cities River Bandits. 03/05/2016 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Houston Astros. 07/16/2015 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Tri-City ValleyCats. 06/19/2015 C Garrett Stubbs assigned to Tri-City ValleyCats. 06/18/2015 Houston Astros signed C Garrett Stubbs.
