Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
12	5570	.267	.368	.417	.273	19

Standard

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1995	MIN	23	21	70	60	11	19	4	1	1	28	7	11	3	0	0	12	1	1	.317	.414	.467	.329	8.8	-1.0	0.8
1996	MIN	24	79	286	252	34	65	7	1	6	92	28	28	4	2	0	42	4	4	.258	.339	.365	.252	-0.4	11.9	1.1
1997	MIN	25	142	548	460	74	114	29	3	14	191	76	81	10	1	1	60	7	4	.248	.366	.415	.275	20.1	0.9	2.1
1998	MIN	26	152	662	557	91	155	36	6	21	266	86	64	15	4	0	77	16	8	.278	.387	.478	.298	36.9	15.4	5.1
1999	MIN	27	118	476	406	58	105	18	0	7	144	57	42	6	7	0	54	26	4	.259	.353	.355	.247	3.1	-4.7	-0.2
2000	MIN	28	156	664	561	84	171	44	2	13	258	91	63	7	5	0	88	23	7	.305	.405	.460	.290	34.4	-6.7	2.6
2001	MIN	29	103	444	376	71	110	25	0	10	165	63	46	3	2	0	51	19	6	.293	.396	.439	.281	16.9	-5.4	1.1
2001	NYN	29	48	213	183	24	45	11	1	3	67	22	34	8	0	0	13	10	2	.246	.352	.366	.260	1.6	-0.8	0.1
2002	CLE	30	114	484	416	71	98	19	2	15	166	59	34	8	0	1	57	8	9	.236	.342	.399	.261	4.0	7.5	1.2
2003	CLE	31	99	429	374	57	93	19	0	15	157	47	47	7	1	0	53	10	3	.249	.343	.420	.281	19.0	-0.4	1.8
2004	CLE	32	150	680	591	109	164	25	0	20	249	74	84	11	4	0	70	23	9	.277	.366	.421	.270	22.8	7.0	2.9
2005	CHN	33	19	83	78	8	19	2	0	1	24	4	8	1	0	0	5	1	0	.244	.289	.308	.195	-5.0	0.1	-0.5
2005	NYA	33	21	57	48	6	6	0	0	2	12	7	8	2	0	0	4	1	0	.125	.263	.250	.194	-2.9	-0.1	-0.3
2005	PIT	33	101	445	374	53	102	28	1	10	162	58	61	9	4	0	44	16	9	.273	.380	.433	.282	12.2	0.4	1.3
2006	SEA	34	11	29	27	5	7	0	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.310	.259	.213	-0.7	-0.1	-0.1
Career			1334	5570	4763	756	1273	267	17	138	1988	681	613	94	30	2	631	165	66	.267	.368	.417	.273	170.8	23.8	19.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1993	FTW	A	111	415	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	FTM	A+	122	533	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.337			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	MIN	MLB	21	70	.329	.264	.334	.412	.000	.375	101	5.4	2.1	-0.1	-1.0	0.4	8.8	0.8	8.8	0.8
1995	NBR	AA	114	485	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.296			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	MIN	MLB	79	286	.252	.277	.344	.442	.000	.268	103	-2.7	8.8	-2.4	11.9	-2.5	-0.4	1.1	-0.4	1.1
1996	SLC	AAA	53	243	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.327			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	MIN	MLB	142	548	.275	.267	.330	.418	.000	.273	97	9.1	15.1	-4	0.9	-1.0	20.1	2.1	20.1	2.1
1998	MIN	MLB	152	662	.298	.268	.330	.424	.000	.282	100	27.4	18.0	-4.6	15.4	-0.4	36.9	5.1	36.9	5.1
1999	MIN	MLB	118	476	.247	.275	.344	.437	.000	.269	99	-7.4	13.3	-5.4	-4.7	2.0	3.1	-0.2	3.1	-0.2
1999	FTM	A+	0	17	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.615			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	MIN	MLB	156	664	.290	.272	.340	.436	.000	.322	94	23.9	18.8	-6.7	-6.7	-2.3	34.4	2.6	34.4	2.6
2001	MIN	MLB	103	444	.281	.264	.328	.417	.000	.311	100	10	12.1	-5.1	-5.4	0.6	16.9	1.1	16.9	1.1
2001	NYN	MLB	48	213	.260	.258	.327	.411	.000	.288	93	0	5.7	-2.4	-0.8	0.1	1.6	0.1	1.6	0.1
2002	CLE	MLB	114	484	.261	.264	.322	.423	.000	.226	100	0.4	12.9	-4.9	7.5	0.0	4.0	1.2	4.0	1.2
2002	AKR	AA	3	13	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	CLE	MLB	99	429	.281	.271	.330	.436	.000	.249	95	9.8	11.7	-4.3	-0.4	3.2	19.0	1.8	19.0	1.8
2003	AKR	AA	5	21	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.077			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CLE	MLB	150	680	.270	.272	.331	.432	.000	.293	98	7.3	18.6	-5.3	7.0	3.0	22.8	2.9	22.8	2.9
2005	CHN	MLB	19	83	.195	.258	.315	.402	.000	.261	106	-5.7	2.1	-0.6	0.1	0.3	-5.0	-0.5	-5.0	-0.5
2005	NYA	MLB	21	57	.194	.280	.336	.445	.000	.105	99	-4	1.5	-0.5	-0.1	-0.6	-2.9	-0.3	-2.9	-0.3
2005	PIT	MLB	101	445	.282	.264	.323	.421	.000	.300	103	10.5	11.4	-4.7	0.4	-5.5	12.2	1.3	12.2	1.3
2006	SEA	MLB	11	29	.213	.269	.324	.422	.000	.280	95	-1.5	0.8	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	-0.7	-0.1	-0.7	-0.1
Career		MLB		5570	.273	.269	.332	.427	.260	.281	98	82.5	152.9	-51.1	23.8	-2.6	170.8	19.0	170.8	19.0

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1993	FTW	A	415	50	97	21	3	9	38	65	42	23	15	.285	.412	.444	.159	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	FTM	A+	533	79	134	30	1	7	51	80	64	42	19	.300	.408	.419	.119	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	NBR	AA	485	75	111	19	5	13	54	56	70	26	9	.269	.371	.434	.165	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	MIN	MLB	70	11	19	4	1	1	12	7	11	1	1	.317	.414	.467	.150	.329	8.8	-1.0	0.8
1996	SLC	AAA	243	40	63	16	1	7	33	26	34	2	4	.297	.382	.481	.184	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	MIN	MLB	286	34	65	7	1	6	42	28	28	4	4	.258	.339	.365	.107	.252	-0.4	11.9	1.1
1997	MIN	MLB	548	74	114	29	3	14	60	76	81	7	4	.248	.366	.415	.167	.275	20.1	0.9	2.1
1998	MIN	MLB	662	91	155	36	6	21	77	86	64	16	8	.278	.387	.478	.199	.298	36.9	15.4	5.1
1999	FTM	A+	17	3	8	1	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	.571	.647	.643	.071	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	MIN	MLB	476	58	105	18	0	7	54	57	42	26	4	.259	.353	.355	.096	.247	3.1	-4.7	-0.2
2000	MIN	MLB	664	84	171	44	2	13	88	91	63	23	7	.305	.405	.460	.155	.290	34.4	-6.7	2.6
2001	MIN	MLB	444	71	110	25	0	10	51	63	46	19	6	.293	.396	.439	.146	.281	16.9	-5.4	1.1
2001	NYN	MLB	213	24	45	11	1	3	13	22	34	10	2	.246	.352	.366	.120	.260	1.6	-0.8	0.1
2002	AKR	AA	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	.000	.231	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CLE	MLB	484	71	98	19	2	15	57	59	34	8	9	.236	.342	.399	.163	.261	4.0	7.5	1.2
2003	AKR	AA	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	.053	.143	.053	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	CLE	MLB	429	57	93	19	0	15	53	47	47	10	3	.249	.343	.420	.171	.281	19.0	-0.4	1.8
2004	CLE	MLB	680	109	164	25	0	20	70	74	84	23	9	.277	.366	.421	.144	.270	22.8	7.0	2.9
2005	CHN	MLB	83	8	19	2	0	1	5	4	8	1	0	.244	.289	.308	.064	.195	-5.0	0.1	-0.5
2005	NYA	MLB	57	6	6	0	0	2	4	7	8	1	0	.125	.263	.250	.125	.194	-2.9	-0.1	-0.3
2005	PIT	MLB	445	53	102	28	1	10	44	58	61	16	9	.273	.380	.433	.160	.282	12.2	0.4	1.3
2006	SEA	MLB	29	5	7	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	.259	.310	.259	.000	.213	-0.7	-0.1	-0.1

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2003-09-06	2003-09-29	15-DL	23	20	Right	Fingers	Inflammation	Middle Finger	-
2003-07-12	2003-08-18	15-DL	37	34	Right	Fingers	Dislocation	Middle Finger	-
2002-09-04	2002-09-30	15-DL	26	25	Left	Shoulder	Surgery	Rotator Cuff and Labrum	2002-09-20
2002-07-12	2002-07-27	15-DL	15	14	Left	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-
1999-06-09	1999-07-17	15-DL	38	31	Right	Face	Fracture	Eye Socket By HBP	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2006	SEA	$400,000
2005	PIT, NYA, CHN	$7,500,000
2004	CLE	$7,000,000
2003	CLE	$6,750,000
2002	CLE	$5,250,000
2001	MIN, NYN	$3,900,000
2000	MIN	$2,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$32,800,000
7 yr	Total	$32,800,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 169 d	Seth Levinson	1 yr/$0.4M (06)+$1.25M inct

Details

waived 5/06 designated for assignment 5/06 signed as a free agent from NYY 12/05, 1 year/$0.4M (06)+$1.25M bonuses (plate appearances), limited no-trade protection
acquired in trade from CHC 8/05 acquired in trade from PIT 7/05 acquired in trade from CLE 12/04 (PIT paying part of 05 sal, CLE paying part of ARhodes` 06 sal)
4 year/$27M (02-05), $50K All Star bonuses
$1M signing bonus
02:$5M, 03:$6.5M, 04:$7M, 05:$7.5M
acquired in trade from NYM 12/01 FA after 02
1 year/$3.9M (01)+$0.1M in bonuses for ABs, All Star

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BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Minnesota Twins	Mike Ferrin	2013-02-25
Western Front: Runs? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Runs!	Geoff Young	2012-02-21
Transaction Analysis: Nick Johnson, Chad Durbin, and Dregs	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-03
Playoff Prospectus: Home Sweet Dome No More	Brandon Warne	2010-10-06
Wait 'Til Next Year: Finding Leadoff Men	Bryan Smith	2007-07-17
Prospectus Matchups: Transient All-Star Update	Jim Baker	2006-09-26
Prospectus Matchups: Pitcher for MVP?	Jim Baker	2006-09-08
Schrodinger's Bat: The Running Man	Dan Fox	2006-09-07
Schrodinger's Bat: Replacing Ricky Gutierrez	Dan Fox	2006-08-10
Transaction Analysis: July 25-26, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-27
Transaction Analysis: June 30-July 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-03
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Transaction Analysis: May 30-31	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-01
Prospectus Notebook: Athletics, Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-25
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Future Shock: The Verdict Is...	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-05
Transaction Analysis: April 11-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-14
Transaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-06
Fantasy Focus: AL Spring Job Battles	Peter Schoenke	2006-03-24
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2006-03-02
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-02
Prospectus Matchups: The Transient All-Star Team	Jim Baker	2006-02-14
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Transaction Analysis: December 7-13	Christina Kahrl	2005-12-14
Under The Knife: The New New Agreement	Will Carroll	2005-11-16
Prospectus Notebook: Orioles, Yankees	Baseball Prospectus	2005-11-11
UTK Special: Another Positive Test	Will Carroll	2005-11-03
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-20
Playoff Prospectus: Division Series, Day Four	Paul Swydan	2005-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-04
Prospectus Notebook: COL, NYM, NYA	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-06
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Under The Knife: It's All Over Now, Boys in Blue	Will Carroll	2005-08-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 28	Jay Jaffe	2005-08-30
Prospectus Today: North Side Blues	Joe Sheehan	2005-08-29
Prospectus Notebook: LAA, PHI, PIT	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-19
Crooked Numbers: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200	James Click	2005-08-11
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Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-04
Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-03
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Prospectus Notebook: Wednesday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-27
Will's Mill: Cranking out the Rumors	Will Carroll	2005-07-26
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Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-06-09
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BP Chats

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2010-01-21 13:00:00	Top ten GMs I can't think of ten amazing GMs out there at the moment. Shapiro has made some great moves, some ok moves, and then some horrible moves. Colon move - awesome Lee trade - not so much Casey Blake trade - highway robbery Matt Lawton - very bad Trade for Asdrubal Cabrera - a steal. Hafner deal - bad even if his shoulder didn't take a dive. (SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)	So here's one yes on Shapiro. (Marc Normandin)
2010-01-06 13:00:00	FYI, next couple of HOF classes are thin. Best candidates for 2011 are Bagwell, Raffy Palmeiro (zero shot), Kevin Brown, Al Leiter and Larry Walker. Best candidates for 2012 are Bernie Williams, Tim Salmon and....I dunno, Carl Everett? Rick Helling? (El Angelo from elangelo@gmail.com)	The 2012 class is thinner than prison gruel. Honestly there aren't five guys among this lot who would get more than a single paragraph out of me in the JAWS series: Edgardo Alfonzo, Pedro Astacio, David Bell, Jeromy Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Scott Erickson, Carl Everett, Jeff Fassero, Alex S. Gonzalez, Danny Graves, Rick Helling, Dustin Hermanson, Jose Hernandez, Brian Jordan, Matt Lawton, Javy Lopez, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Jeff Nelson, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Joe Randa, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Jose Vizcaino, Bernie Williams, Eric Young (Jay Jaffe)

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