Josh Fellhauer didn’t begin the year as a Red. He didn’t even begin the year as a pro. Fellhuaer was drafted by the Reds in the 7th round in the June draft. The outfielder signed quickly and unlike most Reds draft picks went straight to Dayton to help the Dragons who were struggling through the 2009 campaign. Here is what his season totals looked like at the end of the year:
| PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 264 | 236 | 31 | 66 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 34 | .280 | .351 | .453 | .805 |
Seasonal Breakdown
Fellhauer got off to a quick start in July where he hit .299/.359/.505 showing decent plate discipline but very good power. The power slowed down in August while the plate discipline improved as he posted a .269/.345/.423 line. September is a short month where Dayton only played six games, but Fellhauer had a .705 OPS in the month. Here is how his slash lines looked as the season progressed:
As we can see Fellhauer had a seemingly big spike of power and then saw it drop as the season played out. His on base percentage stayed on a pretty straight path though. His average slowly dropped as the season went along. Lets look at his rate stats and see what they can tell us.
Here we can see the walk rate going up ever so slightly throughout the season, while after a small slump with strikeouts they find themselves trending downward for most of the year. The power though went on a big drop from about half way through his 2009 season.