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2013 Projections (seasonal age 32) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date3-13-1981
Height5' 10"
Weight205 lbs
Age32 years, 3 months, 7 days
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1.92010
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1.62012
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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
2008 KCA 27 102 441 419 68 136 27 4 10 201 18 58 2 2 0 51 8 3 .325 .354 .480 .285 35.0 3.4 3.8
2009 KCA 28 36 127 120 10 22 3 1 1 30 4 26 0 1 2 8 1 0 .183 .208 .250 .169 -7.2 2.0 -0.5
2010 KCA 29 110 448 424 63 129 16 3 8 175 20 49 1 3 0 32 14 5 .304 .335 .413 .262 14.3 3.5 1.9
2011 BOS 30 38 107 101 17 32 6 0 2 44 4 17 0 1 1 8 4 2 .317 .340 .436 .272 4.1 1.1 0.6
2011 KCA 30 53 202 185 14 41 11 3 5 73 9 27 2 3 3 31 10 2 .222 .261 .395 .229 -2.2 0.1 -0.2
2012 BOS 31 136 546 512 57 128 28 0 13 195 23 77 2 6 3 60 14 6 .250 .282 .381 .244 14.2 0.4 1.6
2013 CLE 32 52 167 155 24 43 8 0 4 63 7 21 0 4 1 21 5 1 .277 .301 .406 .251 4.2 0.0 0.4
Career5272038191625353199114378185275720102115619.277.307.408.25362.410.77.5

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 RY1 Rk 0 230 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .399 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 WIL A+ 126 510 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .332 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 WIC AA 133 559 .258 .271 .331 .420 .000 .297 108 -0.8 11.6 4.4 0.9 -2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 OMA AAA 129 502 .247 .265 .333 .409 .000 .281 96 -6.9 13.6 1.1 -0.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 OMA AAA 133 581 .271 .287 .348 .447 .000 .304 99 7.2 16.4 3.7 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 102 441 .285 .270 .328 .423 .000 .357 98 11.7 12.6 5 3.4 4.3 35.0 3.8 35.0 3.8
2008 OMA AAA 51 227 .332 .276 .342 .445 .000 .343 96 18.6 6.4 1 8.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 KCA MLB 36 127 .169 .268 .330 .428 .000 .223 98 -12.4 3.7 1.6 2.0 -0.2 -7.2 -0.5 -7.2 -0.5
2010 KCA MLB 110 448 .262 .261 .320 .404 .000 .327 102 0.8 12.7 0.2 3.5 1.5 14.3 1.9 14.3 1.9
2010 OMA AAA 17 75 .241 .274 .337 .439 .000 .305 106 -1.5 1.9 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 BOS MLB 38 107 .272 .249 .307 .396 .000 .361 107 1.3 1.9 0.4 1.1 -0.2 4.1 0.6 4.1 0.6
2011 KCA MLB 53 202 .229 .257 .316 .398 .000 .231 105 -6.3 3.6 0.3 0.1 -1.7 -2.2 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2
2011 OMA AAA 35 150 .387 .297 .356 .485 .000 .291 84 4.9 0.6 0.5 1.1 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BOS MLB 136 546 .244 .254 .312 .408 .000 .269 105 -8.7 9.8 6.1 0.4 3.5 14.2 1.6 14.2 1.6
2013 CLE MLB 52 167 .251 .243 .302 .389 .251 .291 97 -1.4 4.6 1.2 0.0 0.7 4.2 0.4 4.2 0.4
2013 PUR int 7 28 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .240 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB2038.253.259.318.409.260.302102-14.254.014.99.37.963.17.563.17.5

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 RY1 Rk 230 51 77 19 5 6 39 13 28 11 5 .363 .413 .585 .222 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 WIL A+ 510 66 139 40 4 6 68 39 57 2 5 .300 .355 .443 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 WIC AA 559 79 146 33 6 14 80 30 64 11 6 .280 .319 .447 .167 .258 0.0 0.9 0.0
2006 OMA AAA 502 52 124 21 3 8 47 28 48 14 5 .264 .309 .373 .109 .247 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2007 OMA AAA 581 78 159 27 6 17 77 30 59 5 5 .296 .332 .463 .167 .271 0.0 1.4 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 441 68 136 27 4 10 51 18 58 8 3 .325 .354 .480 .155 .285 35.0 3.4 3.8
2008 OMA AAA 227 42 72 21 6 10 42 11 23 3 0 .336 .372 .631 .294 .332 0.0 8.1 0.0
2009 KCA MLB 127 10 22 3 1 1 8 4 26 1 0 .183 .208 .250 .067 .169 -7.2 2.0 -0.5
2010 KCA MLB 448 63 129 16 3 8 32 20 49 14 5 .304 .335 .413 .108 .262 14.3 3.5 1.9
2010 OMA AAA 75 8 19 3 1 1 8 4 10 0 0 .271 .320 .386 .114 .241 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2011 BOS MLB 107 17 32 6 0 2 8 4 17 4 2 .317 .340 .436 .119 .272 4.1 1.1 0.6
2011 KCA MLB 202 14 41 11 3 5 31 9 27 10 2 .222 .261 .395 .173 .229 -2.2 0.1 -0.2
2011 OMA AAA 150 21 43 8 2 9 25 6 17 6 4 .307 .329 .586 .279 .387 0.0 1.1 0.0
2012 BOS MLB 546 57 128 28 0 13 60 23 77 14 6 .250 .282 .381 .131 .244 14.2 0.4 1.6
2013 PUR int 28 3 7 1 0 1 8 2 0 1 0 .292 .321 .458 .167 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 CLE MLB 167 24 43 8 0 4 21 7 21 5 1 .277 .301 .406 .129 .251 4.2 0.0 0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-07-29 2012-08-03 DTD 5 5 - Foot Soreness Turf Toe - -
2012-07-21 2012-07-22 DTD 1 1 - Foot Sprain Turf Toe - -
2012-07-01 2012-07-01 DTD 0 0 - General Medical Illness - -
2009-05-24 2009-10-05 60-DL 134 119 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-07-07
2009-05-15 2009-05-20 DTD 5 4 Right Forearm Soreness Since Spring Training -
2008-09-01 2008-09-02 DTD 1 0 Right Fingers Contusion Index Finger -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 CLE $250,000
2014 CLE $3,500,000
2013 CLE $2,250,000
2012 BOS $1,200,000
2011 KCA $640,000
2010 KCA $429,000
2009 KCA $424,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,693,500
2011Current$2,250,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$4,943,500
2 yrFuture$3,750,000
7 yrTotal$8,693,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 91 dThe Legacy Agency2 years/$6M (2013-14), 2015 option

Details
  • 2 years/$6M (2013-14), plus 2015 club option. Signed extension with Cleveland 2/7/13 ($3.4M-$2.4M). $1M signing bonus. 13:$1.75M, 14:$3M, 15:$3.5M club option, $0.25M buyout. Annual performance bonuses: $0.1M for 550 plate appearances. $0.2M each for 600, 625 PA.
  • 1 year/$1.2M (2012). Signed by Boston 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Boston 10/20/12 (compensation for manager John Farrell). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Toronto 11/3/12.
  • 1 year/$0.64M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/20/11. Acquired by Boston in trade from Kansas City 7/30/11.
  • 1 year/$0.429M (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/26/10. Optioned to Triple-A 4/11/10. Recalled 5/2/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4245M (2009). Renewed by Kansas City 3/3/09 (split contract, $157,300 in minors).
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by Kansas City 5/29/08.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2003 (7-192) (Concordia College, N.Y.). $1,000 signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .289 .328 .446 .282
11 vs R (Multi) .247 .275 .368 .233
18 Split (Multi) -.042 -.053 -.077 -.049
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .286 .325 .429 .271
31 vs R (2012) .236 .264 .362 .233
38 Split (2012) -.050 -.061 -.067 -.038
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-03-09 13:00:00I see Utley's injury as evidence the baseball Gods are frowning on the Phillies for altering the space time continuum in acquiring Cliff Lee. Would Mike Aviles make sense for them? I haven't seen him in any of the speculation currently being tossed around.
(kcroyalsguy from KC)
The Phillies are not going to have a good offense this year. Like their offense will be such that if there was a betting establishment offering you a line of 97 wins, you would be well-served taking the under. As for Aviles, he isn't going to be part of the Royals' future, so sure. Polanco could also probably fill in at 2nd and they could trade for Mark Teahen to play third. I don't know. I'm just not sure the Phillies need to look for stop-gaps. They lost Werth, Howard and Ibanez are platoon players, Dom Brown is hurt and probably wasn't ready anyway. I guess they do have a good starting rotation, from what I hear. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-05-11 16:30:00Mike Aviles and Kila Kaaihue... Building blocks, or handy patchwork?
(Stump from Columbia, MO)
Aviles is already 29, so I definitely wouldn't call him a building block. Ka'aihue is younger, but my impression was that his upside isn't all that high. Still, he's useful to have around for sure. (Matt Swartz)
2008-06-23 12:00:00Other than recalling Billy Butler, do the Royals have anything in the wind in terms of personnel moves? Wouldn't David DeJesus be a nice fit for the North Siders?
(BL from Bozeman, MT)
Butler would be the main move the Royals would make right now. I think DeJesus would indeed make a nice addition for the Cubs and the Royals should think about trading him if they can get a good return. How about that Mike Aviles, though? He can't sustain it but it's been a neat little run for the stocky shortstop. (John Perrotto)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2008-09-29 10:30:00Tigers/White Sox Play-In GameGreg Pizzo (China, Maine) asks: "Does the terrific September by the Royals mean anything? Before the season started, we probably would have thought 75 wins was pretty good, but did they find out anything about their 2009 Royals using this September?"

I'm not so sure all that much progress was made. Guys like Billy Butler and Alex Gordon didn't take steps forward, they got a harsh reminder that Brian Bannister doesn't have a lot of upside, and even things that were good for them to have sorted out--like Tony Pena Jr. and Mark Teahen aren't regulars--didn't necessarily turn out perfectly well. It seems that guys like David DeJesus and Mike Aviles need to move from center and short, respectively. Their defense is a bit of a mess, there are questions over who plays where, and there's a mistake like the Jose Guillen contract to live down. On the plus side, Hillman seemed to get his bullpen sorted out well enough, Greinke's settling in, and Hochevar and Davies don't seem too far behind. They're still a few Gloads shy of having all the bricks to build a lasting foundation, but they're getting there. (Christina Kahrl)
 

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