Said Gutierrez

Ricardo Said Gutierrez Trevino

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 215 lb.

• Born March 26, 1980 in Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico

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Biographical Information

Said Gutierrez has played over 15 seasons in the minors.

Gutierrez played one game for the 1997 Leones de Yucatán and did not bat. In 1998, he hit .253/.337/.319 for the AZL Padres and only threw out 13% of runners who tried to steal. He showed improvement in 1999 with the AZL Padres (6 for 19, HR, 2 BB, Opp. SB 4-9) and the Idaho Falls Braves (.310/.355/.402 in 26 G, Opp. SB 21-40). In 2000, he appeared for the Idaho Falls Braves (.220/.328/.240 in 17 G) and the Fort Wayne Wizards (.189/.231/.297 in 11 G). Moving to the Toronto Blue Jays chain for 2001, he struggled with the Charleston AlleyCats (2 for 28, 2 BB) and Auburn Doubledays (.214/.273/.328 in 41 G).

Returning to Mexico, he was a part-time catcher for the Leones in 2002 (.258/.313/.365), 2003 (.224/.271/.329), 2004 (.225/.291/.305), 2005 (.234/.294/.394) and 2006 (.247/.328/.383), often seeing the most action of a group of backstops Yucatán employed. In 2007, he became more of an everyday starter, hitting .311/.366/.458 with 20 doubles in 91 games and throwing out 43% of attempted base-thieves. In the 2008 Caribbean Series, he split catching for the Yaquis de Obregón with Iker Franco and went 1 for 10. He had a solid season for the 2008 Leones (.320/.376/.549, 11 HR in 206 AB; 46% CS).

The veteran's offensive numbers fell in 2009 (.288/.339/.419) while he caught 41% of those who tried to steal; he again was playing almost every day. In 2010, he hit .278/.350/.458 with 13 HR and 55 RBI in 78 G, while gunning down 47% of base thieves. In 2011, he batted .267/.347/.424, fielding .995 and caught 42% of stealers. He was 3 for 13 with a walk for the 2012 Leones, presumably limited by injury. He hit .270/.329/.407 in 2013, back in a part-time role.