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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date11-13-1984
Height5' 9"
Weight200 lbs
Age28 years, 6 months, 11 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
0.12009
-0.82010
2011
-0.42012
0.12013
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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
2007 LAN 22 59 178 166 19 45 14 1 2 67 7 21 3 2 0 17 0 0 .271 .309 .404 .245 4.6 5.4 0.9
2009 LAN 24 6 11 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .455 .250 .299 0.8 0.0 0.1
2010 ARI 25 81 201 193 16 45 11 1 1 61 4 47 0 4 0 13 2 1 .233 .244 .316 .187 -7.2 -0.9 -0.8
2012 KCA 27 22 74 70 5 18 2 1 1 25 2 13 1 1 0 15 0 0 .257 .284 .357 .225 -3.3 -0.4 -0.4
Career16846443740110273415516834704622.252.280.355.218-5.14.2-0.2

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
2003 VRO A+ 3 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CGA A 104 383 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .336 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 VRO A+ 11 47 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 VRO A+ 96 421 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .371 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 JAX AA 24 102 .229 .254 .332 .371 .000 .320 93 -3.1 2.4 0.1 -2.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 JAX AA 118 509 .277 .252 .325 .372 .000 .324 99 6 9.4 -0.3 7.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 LAN MLB 59 178 .245 .260 .322 .409 .000 .297 99 -2.9 5.0 0.6 5.4 2.1 4.6 0.9 4.6 0.9
2007 LVG AAA 54 253 .305 .292 .352 .458 .000 .409 111 12.6 7.1 1.1 -2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 LAN MLB 6 11 .299 .253 .320 .401 .000 .333 87 0.5 0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.1
2009 CHT AA 23 90 .216 .263 .335 .394 .000 .338 111 -4.2 2.5 0.1 -1.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 ABQ AAA 54 236 .335 .275 .339 .417 .000 .384 105 20.3 7.0 0.4 2.8 -3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 ARI MLB 81 201 .187 .246 .310 .381 .000 .295 102 -14.9 5.6 0.8 -0.9 0.7 -7.2 -0.8 -7.2 -0.8
2010 RNO AAA 24 102 .283 .294 .366 .458 .000 .431 114 2.6 2.8 0.5 -0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 RNO AAA 120 529 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .329 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 KCA MLB 22 74 .225 .254 .313 .407 .000 .298 104 -2.6 1.4 0.1 -0.4 -2.4 -3.3 -0.4 -3.3 -0.4
2012 OMA AAA 103 453 .319 .284 .345 .444 .000 .365 87 20.7 5.2 3.7 -3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 AGU Wnt 12 47 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .312 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 FRE AAA 4 11 .376 .294 .356 .499 .289 .375 100 1.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.5 1.3 0.1 1.3 0.1
CareerMLB464.218.253.315.396.252.297101-2012.31.53.80.4-5.2-0.2-5.2-0.2

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
2003 VRO A+ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CGA A 383 50 108 21 8 8 54 8 59 16 12 .302 .324 .472 .170 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 VRO A+ 47 8 18 3 1 0 3 1 8 4 1 .419 .435 .535 .116 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 VRO A+ 421 54 129 23 7 4 43 15 56 14 10 .327 .357 .452 .124 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 JAX AA 102 10 24 3 2 0 9 4 21 0 2 .250 .287 .323 .073 .229 0.0 -2.3 0.0
2006 JAX AA 509 66 131 24 3 6 55 33 69 8 4 .287 .344 .392 .105 .277 0.0 7.1 0.0
2007 LAN MLB 178 19 45 14 1 2 17 7 21 0 0 .271 .309 .404 .133 .245 4.6 5.4 0.9
2007 LVG AAA 253 48 83 22 5 2 18 14 34 5 0 .355 .401 .517 .162 .305 0.0 -2.5 0.0
2009 LAN MLB 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 .250 .455 .250 .000 .299 0.8 0.0 0.1
2009 CHT AA 90 11 26 4 1 0 5 1 12 0 2 .292 .300 .360 .067 .216 0.0 -1.0 0.0
2009 ABQ AAA 236 36 77 18 3 11 48 12 37 3 1 .353 .386 .615 .261 .335 0.0 2.8 0.0
2010 ARI MLB 201 16 45 11 1 1 13 4 47 2 1 .233 .244 .316 .083 .187 -7.2 -0.9 -0.8
2010 RNO AAA 102 17 33 7 1 2 21 4 21 2 0 .351 .386 .511 .160 .283 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2011 RNO AAA 529 83 141 26 5 10 72 30 84 12 7 .292 .335 .429 .137 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 AGU Wnt 47 5 10 0 0 0 1 6 9 0 0 .244 .340 .244 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 OMA AAA 453 60 138 36 5 9 73 14 69 7 2 .322 .347 .492 .170 .319 0.0 -3.0 0.0
2012 KCA MLB 74 5 18 2 1 1 15 2 13 0 0 .257 .284 .357 .100 .225 -3.3 -0.4 -0.4
2013 FRE AAA 11 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 .400 .455 .700 .300 .376 1.3 -0.0 0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-03-22 - 15-DL - - Right Thigh Strain Quad - -
2013-02-16 2013-02-19 Camp 3 0 - Thigh Strain Quad - -
2011-08-10 2011-08-21 Minors 11 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2011-03-23 2011-03-28 Camp 5 0 Back Stiffness -
2010-05-24 2010-06-15 15-DL 22 19 Left Wrist Sprain -
2009-06-12 2009-06-23 Minors 11 0 Left Wrist Inflammation -
2009-06-02 2009-06-10 Minors 8 0 Left Wrist Inflammation -
2009-06-02 2009-06-23 Minors 21 0 Not Disclosed -
2009-04-16 2009-05-04 Minors 18 0 Ankle Sprain High Ankle -
2009-02-27 2009-03-17 Camp 18 0 Right Groin Strain -
2008-03-31 2008-10-16 60-DL 199 162 Right Hip Surgery Labrum 2008-05-28
2008-03-08 2008-03-16 Camp 8 0 Right Hip Strain Gluteal Muscles -
2007-10-03 2007-10-03 Off 0 0 Surgery Sports Hernia 2007-10-03
2007-09-24 2007-10-01 DTD 7 6 Hip Strain Hip Flexor -
2007-07-18 2007-08-13 Minors 26 0 Right Abdomen Strain -
2007-07-07 2007-07-14 DTD 7 3 Right Abdomen Strain -
2007-03-18 2007-03-23 Camp 5 0 Left Shoulder Contusion Bone -
2006-08-21 2006-09-01 Minors 11 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2005-08-17 2005-08-25 Minors 8 0 Ankle Sprain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 SFN $498,000
2012 KCA $
2010 ARI $407,000
2008 ARI $393,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$800,000
2011Current$498,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,298,000
3 yrTotal$1,298,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 170 d1 year/$0.498M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.498M (2013). Claimed by San Francisco off waivers 2/4/13 after being DFA by Kansas City 1/25/13. Signed by San Francisco 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/1/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Kansas City 8/6/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Sent outright to Triple-A 3/30/11.
  • 1 year/$0.407M (2010). Re-signed by Arizona 3/11/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/6/09. Acquired in trade from LA Dodgers 10/9/09 (player to be named in 8/31/09 Jon Garland trade). Received additional 30 days of Major League service in grievance settlement 9/09.
  • 1 year/$0.393M (2008). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/2/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Contract purchased 5/22/07.
  • Signed 2002 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .225 .234 .294 .183
11 vs R (Multi) .263 .293 .372 .228
18 Split (Multi) .037 .059 .078 .046
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.003 .003 .004 .002
30 vs L (2012) .207 .207 .241 .155
31 vs R (2012) .293 .333 .439 .271
38 Split (2012) .086 .126 .198 .116
39 LgAvg (2012) -.003 .005 .005 .003

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BP Articles

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This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 4, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-04
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: The DFAsR.J. Anderson2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-03-31
Daily Roundup: Around the League: March 31, 2013Clint Chisam2013-03-31
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: One Giant Leap for the RosterJohn Perrotto2013-03-14
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Rays Take Another LukeR.J. Anderson2013-01-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Yuni to Get Out of Here NowR.J. Anderson2012-08-09
This article requires BP Premium accessPainting the Black: Evaluating CollettiR.J. Anderson2012-06-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Notable NRI: AL CentralR.J. Anderson2012-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: The Recurring Dodger BluesJay Jaffe2011-08-31
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit and Run: The Ned ZoneJay Jaffe2011-08-01
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, NL West: The Dodgers Were Not Built to Wait Until Next YearGeoff Young2011-07-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Reynolds WrapChristina Kahrl2010-12-07
This article requires BP Premium accessBP Unfiltered: BP: LABR ChampionsClay Davenport2010-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Cardinals, D'backs, RockiesChristina Kahrl2010-09-25
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL West UpdatesChristina Kahrl2010-08-19
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and ShortstopMichael Jong2010-07-27
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Hot Spots: OutfieldRob McQuown2010-07-07
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GM for a Day: DodgersJoe Sheehan2008-12-01
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-11-19 13:00:00Is Tony Abreu really the solution for the D'backs at 2B? Are they not better off going the free agent route to fill the keystone corner?
(Garrett from Arizona)
I'm not a big fan of Abreu, but again, you can fill second base with any number of options. I think they should have rostered Gotay, to be sure. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-10-09 14:00:00Do you see Dewitt as a semi long term answer at 2B for the Dodgers? I don't recall their having an upcoming 2B in the system.
(pestevez from Miami)
Gonna double up this question with one my friend Nick keeps trying to submit:

Who is the real Furcal? The .814 OPS from 2006? The .688 in 2007? Should this year's injury issues give the Dodgers pause about resigning him?

Furcal is a fantastic, MVP-caliber player when healthy, which is about two months a year lately. I think his injury should definitely make the Dodgers think twice about signing him. I'm not opposed to it (perhaps overly jazzed about what he's shown in the last three games) but if they do I'd like to see another shorter-term deal (3 years max) with some incentive clauses or vesting options in there.

As for DeWitt, the Dodgers have him, Chin-Lung Hu and hopefully Tony Abreu as up-and-comers, and as I said in last week's roundtable, that leaves them many options to fill their infield in a post-Kent, post-Blake (and post-LaRoche) world. It's too obvious for them to try to let all of those young 'uns have jobs, so they're likely to sign/acquire/retain at least one of the Furcal/Kent/Blake lot and then let the others battle it out for two positions.

I'm not entirely convinced DeWitt's a good enough fielder at 2B. I'm also not convinced his bat can carry 3B yet. I think the chances of one of those two coming through in the next couple years is decent, but I don't know which one, and I'm not sure the Dodgers do either. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-20 13:00:00Dodgers. DeWitt. LaRoche. How's this gonna end? Did LaRoche anger a deity or something?
(jlebeck66 from WI)
Sticking with this topic for a moment, I'm as big a LaRoche booster as you'll find, but DeWitt is knocking the stuffing out of the ball. I don't expect that to continue unabated, but there's no sense in sitting him down right now.

From a long-term standpoint, it's a nice problem to have. I'd hate to see them trade LaRoche, but I don't think they necessarily have to. I wonder whether the Dodgers would consider revisiting the DeWitt-to-second experiment that they tried in 2006, when the kid was at Vero Beach. With Jeff Kent clearly showing his age and Tony Abreu apparently joining the Federal Witness Protection program, that may be a palatable option. (Jay Jaffe)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2008-10-02 11:00:00Thursday Playoff Games"JoeR (Syracuse): Have the Dodgers found their future 2nd baseman in Blake Dewitt or do they need to keep looking?"

Between DeWitt, Tony Abreu and Chin-Lung Hu, the Dodgers have some young options to fill their infield in a post-Kent, post-Furcal, post-Blake (and post-LaRoche) world. It's too obvious for them to try to let all of those young 'uns have jobs, so they're likely to sign/acquire/retain at least one of them and then let the others battle it out.

I'm not entirely convinced DeWitt's a good enough fielder at 2B. I'm also not convinced his bat can carry 3B yet. I think the chances of one of those two coming through in the next couple years is decent, but I don't know which one.

(Jay Jaffe)
 

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