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Chad Moeller
Chad Edward Moeller [MOE-ler] (born February 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 through 2010 for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles.
Moeller attended Upland High School in California, where he lettered in football and baseball. He was teammates with future MLB players Geoff Jenkins, Jacque Jones, Morgan Ensberg and Randy Flores. The New York Yankees drafted Moeller in the 1993 MLB draft, but he did not sign.
He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. In 1996, he was an All-Pac-10 Conference selection. He tore his ACL on a home plate collision to end his college career.
Despite the injury, Moeller was drafted in the seventh round (187th overall) of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins. During his time in the Twins organization, he competed for playing time with Matt LeCroy and A.J. Pierzynski. After LeCroy hit .170 in 48 games, Moeller was called up to the majors. He made his debut on June 20, 2000, and got his first hit two days later against the Texas Rangers. On July 29, Moeller hit his first homer, a tie-breaking, three-run inside-the-park home run against the New York Yankees. When Moeller hit .216 through 33 games, the Twins called up Pierzynski, who hit .303 the rest of the way.
On March 28, 2001, Moeller was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Hanley Frias. That year, he hit .232 in 25 games with the big league club. During the 2002 season, Moeller was called up on July 15 and primarily caught Randy Johnson. He was behind the plate for Johnson's 15 strikeout performance against the Montreal Expos on July 31; 16 strikeout game against the Chicago Cubs on August 25; and 17 strikeout performance against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 14. On the last day of the season, he helped the Diamondbacks clinch home field advantage on the playoffs by homering twice and driving in six runs. Moeller started Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnson allowed five earned runs on 10 hits in six innings in what would become a 12–2 loss.
After catcher Damian Miller was traded before the 2003 season, Moeller split catching duties with Rod Barajas. He managed to hit .268 with seven home runs and 29 RBI that year, though Moeller lost favor in the organization and was rarely used in the last few weeks of the season.
On December 1, 2003, the Diamondbacks included Moeller in a nine-player deal. He, along with Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Lyle Overbay, Jorge De La Rosa, and Junior Spivey, were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Shane Nance, Noochie Varner, and Richie Sexson.
On April 27, 2004, Moeller hit for the cycle against the Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Brewer to hit for the cycle at home, and the first since Paul Molitor did it on May 15, 1991. He became Ben Sheets' personal catcher that year and caught his 18 strikeout performance against the Atlanta Braves on May 16. After Moeller hit .208 in a career-high 101 games, the Brewers signed Damian Miller to be the starting catcher in 2005.
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Chad Moeller
Chad Edward Moeller [MOE-ler] (born February 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 through 2010 for the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles.
Moeller attended Upland High School in California, where he lettered in football and baseball. He was teammates with future MLB players Geoff Jenkins, Jacque Jones, Morgan Ensberg and Randy Flores. The New York Yankees drafted Moeller in the 1993 MLB draft, but he did not sign.
He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. In 1996, he was an All-Pac-10 Conference selection. He tore his ACL on a home plate collision to end his college career.
Despite the injury, Moeller was drafted in the seventh round (187th overall) of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins. During his time in the Twins organization, he competed for playing time with Matt LeCroy and A.J. Pierzynski. After LeCroy hit .170 in 48 games, Moeller was called up to the majors. He made his debut on June 20, 2000, and got his first hit two days later against the Texas Rangers. On July 29, Moeller hit his first homer, a tie-breaking, three-run inside-the-park home run against the New York Yankees. When Moeller hit .216 through 33 games, the Twins called up Pierzynski, who hit .303 the rest of the way.
On March 28, 2001, Moeller was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Hanley Frias. That year, he hit .232 in 25 games with the big league club. During the 2002 season, Moeller was called up on July 15 and primarily caught Randy Johnson. He was behind the plate for Johnson's 15 strikeout performance against the Montreal Expos on July 31; 16 strikeout game against the Chicago Cubs on August 25; and 17 strikeout performance against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 14. On the last day of the season, he helped the Diamondbacks clinch home field advantage on the playoffs by homering twice and driving in six runs. Moeller started Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnson allowed five earned runs on 10 hits in six innings in what would become a 12–2 loss.
After catcher Damian Miller was traded before the 2003 season, Moeller split catching duties with Rod Barajas. He managed to hit .268 with seven home runs and 29 RBI that year, though Moeller lost favor in the organization and was rarely used in the last few weeks of the season.
On December 1, 2003, the Diamondbacks included Moeller in a nine-player deal. He, along with Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Lyle Overbay, Jorge De La Rosa, and Junior Spivey, were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Shane Nance, Noochie Varner, and Richie Sexson.
On April 27, 2004, Moeller hit for the cycle against the Cincinnati Reds. He was the first Brewer to hit for the cycle at home, and the first since Paul Molitor did it on May 15, 1991. He became Ben Sheets' personal catcher that year and caught his 18 strikeout performance against the Atlanta Braves on May 16. After Moeller hit .208 in a career-high 101 games, the Brewers signed Damian Miller to be the starting catcher in 2005.