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Portrait of Munenori Kawasaki

Munenori Kawasaki SSBlue Jays

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 32) - Rest of Season Projections
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date6-3-1981
Height5' 11"
Weight165 lbs
Age31 years, 11 months, 20 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2009
2010
2011
-0.72012
0.12013
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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
2012 SEA 31 61 115 104 13 20 1 0 0 21 8 18 1 0 2 7 2 2 .192 .257 .202 .187 -4.8 -1.6 -0.7
2013 TOR 32 33 98 80 11 18 1 2 0 23 14 13 1 3 0 9 5 1 .225 .337 .287 .240 2.2 -2.6 -0.0
Career9421318424382204422312321673.207.294.239.211-2.7-4.2-0.7

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
2012 SEA MLB 61 115 .187 .249 .317 .411 .000 .233 95 -8.3 2.1 1.1 -1.6 -0.8 -4.8 -0.7 -4.8 -0.7
2013 TOR MLB 33 98 .240 .240 .300 .390 .246 .257 105 -2 2.7 1.2 -2.6 0.3 2.2 -0.0 2.2 -0.0
2013 BUF AAA 2 7 .390 .268 .349 .410 .281 .667 91 1 0.2 0.1 -0.0 0.1 1.3 0.1 1.3 0.1
CareerMLB213.211.245.309.402.256.24497-10.45.72.3-4.1-0.4-2.7-0.7-2.7-0.7

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
2012 SEA MLB 115 13 20 1 0 0 7 8 18 2 2 .192 .257 .202 .010 .187 -4.8 -1.6 -0.7
2013 BUF AAA 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .000 .390 1.3 -0.0 0.1
2013 TOR MLB 98 11 18 1 2 0 9 14 13 5 1 .225 .337 .287 .062 .240 2.2 -2.6 -0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 TOR $
2012 SEA $625,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$625,000
1 yrTotal$625,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 3/14/13 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Toronto 4/13/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Seattle as a free agent from Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1/11/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Seattle 3/26/12. Released by Seattle 10/24/12.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .105 .150 .105 .095
11 vs R (Multi) .212 .280 .224 .206
18 Split (Multi) .107 .130 .118 .111
19 LgAvg (Multi) .028 .037 .068 .032
30 vs L (2012) .105 .150 .105 .095
31 vs R (2012) .212 .280 .224 .206
38 Split (2012) .107 .130 .118 .111
39 LgAvg (2012) .030 .040 .071 .035

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BP Articles

Munenori Kawasaki is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
BP Unfiltered: Munenori Kawasaki Tries to SurviveBen Lindbergh2013-05-23
This article requires BP Premium accessWhat You Need to Know: Jays Power Up, Offense Powers DownWill Woods2013-05-13
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 5, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-05
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFree Agent Watch: American League, Week ThreePaul Singman2013-04-16
BP Unfiltered: Morosi on the Blue JaysR.J. Anderson2013-04-14
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 14, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-14
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: Jays Ready for TakeoffJohn Perrotto2012-12-20
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Home for the HolidaysR.J. Anderson2012-11-21
This article requires BP Premium accessIn A Pickle: Introducing the Bloop FactorJason Wojciechowski2012-09-20
Out of Left Field: The Slowest Pitches Thrown This YearMatthew Kory2012-09-18
This article requires BP Premium accessBaseball at the Olympics: The Rich Tradition of an Absentee SportMax Marchi2012-08-10
What You Need to Know: Monday, April 23Daniel Rathman2012-04-23
Raising Aces: Dissecting DarvishDoug Thorburn2012-04-12


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