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| Andover's Ryan Hanigan |
Cincinnati Reds catcher
Ryan Hanigan graduated from
Andover (MA) High School back in 1999. He was a three-year varsity starter at Andover and was an
Eastern Massachusetts All-Star in his senior year. After college, he worked his way through the Reds minor league system, making his debut in
The Show on September 9, 2007. He came up to the bigs for good in 2008—ironically after current Red Sox catcher
David Ross was designated for assignment by the Reds. No less an authority than
FanGraphs has said that Hanigan "might be the most underrated catcher in baseball". He has a career .275 batting average over six seasons and gets on base at a .370 clip. Defensively, he's thrown out an astounding 48% of runners. He's also one of the smartest catcher in the game, as evidenced by
this wide-ranging interview on FanGraphs by Cambridge-based David Laurila. Enjoy.
