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Luis Ordaz SSCardinals

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
7 496 .218 .274 .248 .193 -2.2
Birth Date8-12-1975
Height5' 11"
Weight170 lbs
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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
1997 SLN 21 12 23 22 3 6 1 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 .273 .304 .318 .218 -1.1 0.0 -0.1
1998 SLN 22 57 169 153 9 31 5 0 0 36 12 18 0 0 4 8 2 0 .203 .261 .235 .182 -9.6 5.7 -0.4
1999 SLN 23 10 11 9 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .185 1.1 -0.0 0.1
2000 KCA 24 65 117 104 17 23 2 0 0 25 5 10 1 3 4 11 4 2 .221 .257 .240 .178 -7.0 -5.9 -1.2
2001 KCA 25 28 63 56 8 14 3 0 0 17 3 8 1 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .295 .304 .212 -2.2 1.2 -0.1
2002 KCA 26 33 111 94 11 21 2 0 0 23 12 13 0 1 4 4 2 3 .223 .308 .245 .213 -2.6 -2.2 -0.5
2006 TBA 30 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .005 -0.5 -0.0 -0.1
Career206496440519613001093453251530125.218.274.248.193-21.8-1.3-2.2

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 PRI Rk 57 231 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .344 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CWV A 9 34 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 PRI Rk 60 229 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .275 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 CWV A 112 390 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .255 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 STP A+ 126 467 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .299 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SLN MLB 12 23 .218 .267 .324 .424 .000 .300 94 -1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 -1.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1
1997 ARK AA 0 414 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .311 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 SLN MLB 57 169 .182 .263 .325 .410 .000 .230 99 -14.5 4.4 2.2 5.7 -0.7 -9.6 -0.4 -9.6 -0.4
1998 MEM AAA 0 231 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .298 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 SLN MLB 10 11 .185 .293 .337 .458 .000 .143 97 -1 0.3 0.1 -0.0 0.6 1.1 0.1 1.1 0.1
1999 MEM AAA 0 390 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 KCA MLB 65 117 .178 .280 .347 .452 .000 .237 101 -11.4 3.3 0.7 -5.9 0.2 -7.0 -1.2 -7.0 -1.2
2001 KCA MLB 28 63 .212 .271 .332 .442 .000 .286 102 -3.3 1.7 0.1 1.2 -0.7 -2.2 -0.1 -2.2 -0.1
2001 OMA AAA 14 59 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .349 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 KCA MLB 33 111 .213 .257 .316 .404 .000 .256 106 -5.6 3.0 0 -2.2 -1.0 -2.6 -0.5 -2.6 -0.5
2002 IOW AAA 61 208 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .295 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 OMA AAA 35 150 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 OMA AAA 49 197 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .265 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 DUR AAA 103 386 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .283 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 DUR AAA 39 136 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 TBA MLB 1 2 .005 .302 .351 .500 .000 .000 104 -0.6 0.1 0 -0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1
2006 DUR AAA 17 62 .290 .267 .324 .415 .000 .339 97 2 1.7 0.7 -1.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 IND AAA 102 385 .247 .265 .332 .405 .000 .343 99 -5.2 10.6 -0.1 3.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 IND AAA 41 145 .274 .269 .334 .414 .000 .333 97 2.4 4.0 -0.6 0.2 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 29 88 .236 .256 .328 .402 .000 .323 99 -2.3 2.4 -0.2 -1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB496.193.268.329.425.259.245101-37.513.43.4-1.3-1.4-21.8-2.2-21.8-2.2

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 PRI Rk 231 28 65 9 7 2 39 7 32 3 1 .300 .327 .433 .134 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 PRI Rk 229 33 52 12 3 0 12 10 27 7 5 .246 .281 .332 .085 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CWV A 34 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 .226 .265 .226 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 CWV A 390 43 83 14 7 2 42 13 47 12 5 .231 .264 .326 .095 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 STP A+ 467 46 115 13 3 3 49 30 53 10 5 .272 .317 .338 .066 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 ARK AA 414 44 112 20 6 4 58 22 39 11 10 .287 .329 .400 .113 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SLN MLB 23 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 .273 .304 .318 .045 .218 -1.1 0.0 -0.1
1998 MEM AAA 231 29 62 9 2 6 35 16 20 3 3 .290 .342 .435 .145 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 SLN MLB 169 9 31 5 0 0 8 12 18 2 0 .203 .261 .235 .033 .182 -9.6 5.7 -0.4
1999 MEM AAA 390 31 103 25 4 1 45 24 40 3 4 .285 .336 .384 .099 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 SLN MLB 11 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .000 .185 1.1 -0.0 0.1
2000 KCA MLB 117 17 23 2 0 0 11 5 10 4 2 .221 .257 .240 .019 .178 -7.0 -5.9 -1.2
2001 OMA AAA 59 5 16 1 0 1 4 2 10 3 0 .308 .356 .385 .077 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 KCA MLB 63 8 14 3 0 0 4 3 8 0 0 .250 .295 .304 .054 .212 -2.2 1.2 -0.1
2002 IOW AAA 208 22 53 10 0 1 14 9 21 5 2 .273 .303 .340 .067 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 OMA AAA 150 25 42 11 4 2 19 9 16 4 1 .309 .351 .493 .184 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 KCA MLB 111 11 21 2 0 0 4 12 13 2 3 .223 .308 .245 .021 .213 -2.6 -2.2 -0.5
2003 OMA AAA 197 15 43 13 0 0 21 11 19 3 0 .242 .285 .315 .073 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 DUR AAA 386 39 92 27 6 3 34 11 51 1 4 .255 .275 .388 .133 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 DUR AAA 136 17 36 8 0 1 19 6 13 0 0 .288 .316 .376 .088 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 DUR AAA 62 5 20 4 1 1 6 1 3 1 0 .339 .344 .492 .153 .290 0.0 -1.1 0.0
2006 TBA MLB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .005 -0.5 -0.0 -0.1
2007 IND AAA 385 39 106 21 1 3 36 19 53 9 5 .302 .339 .393 .091 .247 0.0 3.9 0.0
2008 IND AAA 145 10 41 10 0 3 17 6 18 1 0 .311 .343 .455 .144 .274 0.0 0.2 0.0
2010 SYR AAA 88 10 22 4 1 1 12 1 17 4 0 .265 .291 .373 .108 .236 0.0 -1.2 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-08-04 2010-09-01 Minors 28 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-05-28 2010-07-16 Minors 49 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-04-22 2010-05-15 Minors 23 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-04-08 2010-04-15 Minors 7 0 Not Disclosed -
2006-04-04 2006-08-22 60-DL 140 124 Left Knee Surgery 2006-04-07
2005-07-10 2005-08-28 Minors 49 0 - Shoulder Sprain - -
2005-04-27 2005-06-16 Minors 50 0 Left Foot Infection Staph - -
2003-06-15 2003-06-22 Minors 7 0 Left Foot Contusion - -
2003-04-06 2003-06-09 Minors 64 0 Left Hand Strain - -
2001-05-18 2001-07-01 15-DL 44 38 Left Thigh Strain Quad - -
1998-04-08 1998-04-25 Minors 17 0 - Back Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2001 KCA $320,000
2000 KCA $220,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$540,000
2 yrTotal$540,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 yr/$0.375M (06)

Details
  • designated for assignment 8/06 contract purchased 4/06 re-signed 1/06, 1 year/$0.375M (06) (minor-league contract) sent to minor-league camp 4/05 re-signed as a free agent 12/04 (minor-league contract)

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  Title Author Date
The BP Wayback Machine: Opening Day GoodbyesJim Baker2013-03-29
Prospectus Matchups: Opening Day GoodbyesJim Baker2008-03-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 13-18, 2007Christina Kahrl2007-03-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: August 23-24Christina Kahrl2006-08-25
Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 16Jay Jaffe2006-04-19
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Q&A: Matthew Silverman and Andrew FriedmanJonah Keri2006-04-19
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Devil RaysBaseball Prospectus2006-04-14
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: April 5-10Christina Kahrl2006-04-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: American League, March 30-April 4Christina Kahrl2006-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessUnder The Knife: DepthWill Carroll2006-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 29-April 4, 2005Christina Kahrl2005-04-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Offseason - The EastsChristina Kahrl2005-02-14
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 17-19, 2003Christina Kahrl2003-03-22
Transaction Analysis: August 12-14, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-08-16
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-04-02


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