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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 |
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| 2008 | MIL | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .341 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | MIL | 22 | 38 | 134 | 125 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .304 | .333 | .368 | .244 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | MIL | 23 | 145 | 552 | 506 | 57 | 119 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 165 | 36 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 4 | .235 | .288 | .326 | .218 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | KCA | 24 | 158 | 598 | 548 | 69 | 139 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 188 | 25 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 46 | 26 | 9 | .254 | .290 | .343 | .239 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | KCA | 25 | 155 | 648 | 605 | 68 | 177 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 236 | 27 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 35 | 5 | .293 | .331 | .390 | .253 | 24.4 | -12.3 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | KCA | 26 | 41 | 183 | 173 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .249 | .276 | .341 | .208 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | 546 | 2119 | 1961 | 234 | 518 | 75 | 26 | 17 | 696 | 99 | 282 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 166 | 83 | 20 | .264 | .304 | .355 | .236 | 33.7 | -11.6 | 2.3 | ||
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'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 |
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| 2004 | HEL | Rk | 67 | 261 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .330 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | WVA | A | 127 | 562 | .259 | .258 | .334 | .388 | .000 | .317 | 100 | -0.4 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | BRV | A+ | 87 | 386 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .294 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2007 | BRV | A+ | 63 | 283 | .268 | .267 | .333 | .391 | .000 | .370 | 96 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | HUN | AA | 62 | 245 | .249 | .268 | .337 | .408 | .000 | .323 | 99 | -3.6 | 8.3 | 3.9 | -3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | MIL | MLB | 9 | 4 | .341 | .232 | .293 | .391 | .000 | .667 | 104 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | HUN | AA | 131 | 597 | .284 | .269 | .343 | .407 | .000 | .367 | 102 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | MIL | MLB | 38 | 134 | .244 | .265 | .324 | .412 | .000 | .346 | 105 | -2.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | NAS | AAA | 109 | 487 | .274 | .273 | .339 | .418 | .000 | .326 | 92 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | MIL | MLB | 145 | 552 | .218 | .257 | .318 | .399 | .000 | .264 | 104 | -23.8 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -3.2 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | KCA | MLB | 158 | 598 | .239 | .259 | .315 | .403 | .000 | .285 | 103 | -12.5 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | KCA | MLB | 155 | 648 | .253 | .256 | .314 | .406 | .000 | .344 | 102 | -4.3 | 11.7 | 8 | -12.3 | 1.6 | 24.4 | 1.3 | 24.4 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | LAR | Wnt | 26 | 120 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2013 | KCA | MLB | 41 | 183 | .208 | .249 | .309 | .404 | .257 | .265 | 102 | -9.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Career | MLB | 2119 | .236 | .257 | .315 | .404 | .258 | .300 | 103 | -51.9 | 55.1 | 26.5 | -11.3 | 5.2 | 33.9 | 2.4 | 33.9 | 2.4 | ||
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 |
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| 2004 | HEL | Rk | 261 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 20 | 9 | .281 | .338 | .342 | .061 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | WVA | A | 562 | 80 | 141 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 90 | 30 | 13 | .271 | .301 | .362 | .090 | .259 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | BRV | A+ | 386 | 47 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 56 | 28 | 8 | .257 | .296 | .306 | .049 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | BRV | A+ | 283 | 37 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 10 | .325 | .346 | .377 | .052 | .268 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | HUN | AA | 245 | 27 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 3 | .283 | .309 | .354 | .071 | .249 | 0.0 | -3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | MIL | MLB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .341 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | HUN | AA | 597 | 95 | 179 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 31 | 82 | 34 | 8 | .328 | .361 | .434 | .106 | .284 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | MIL | MLB | 134 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .304 | .333 | .368 | .064 | .244 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | NAS | AAA | 487 | 76 | 128 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 65 | 42 | 10 | .298 | .340 | .409 | .112 | .274 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | MIL | MLB | 552 | 57 | 119 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 70 | 10 | 4 | .235 | .288 | .326 | .091 | .218 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | KCA | MLB | 598 | 69 | 139 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 73 | 26 | 9 | .254 | .290 | .343 | .089 | .239 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | KCA | MLB | 648 | 68 | 177 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 100 | 35 | 5 | .293 | .331 | .390 | .098 | .253 | 24.4 | -12.3 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | LAR | Wnt | 120 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .349 | .398 | .468 | .119 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | KCA | MLB | 183 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .249 | .276 | .341 | .092 | .208 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-03-11 | 2013-03-18 | Camp | 7 | 0 | - | Back | Tightness | - | - | |
| 2012-09-28 | 2012-10-01 | DTD | 3 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Strain | Diving for Ball | - | - |
| 2011-09-03 | 2011-09-05 | DTD | 2 | 2 | Left | Ankle | Sprain | - | - | |
| 2011-08-26 | 2011-08-27 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Upper Arm | Soreness | - | - | |
| 2011-07-22 | 2011-07-22 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Contusion | Shin From Foul Ball | - | - |
| 2011-03-06 | 2011-03-08 | Camp | 2 | 0 | Right | Arm | Infection | Bug Bite | - | |
| 2010-08-19 | 2010-08-20 | DTD | 1 | 0 | Cramps | - | ||||
| 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-05 | Camp | 1 | 0 | Face | Surgery | Dental | 2010-03-04 | ||
| 2006-04-25 | 2006-05-06 | Minors | 11 | 0 | Not Disclosed | - |
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| 2011-06-21 13:00:00 | Alcides Escobar is showing that there is some production in his bat. Can he keep up being not terrible on offense for a good part of his career? (Jerry from Bass Boat) | A guy like that is always tough to project long-term. He’s a classic high-speed, low-walk guy. Some of these guys get lots of chances to play regularly (like Juan Pierre). Others don’t (like Joey Gathright). Lucky for Escobar, he is a plus defender at a premium position, so I would wager between that, his speed, his youth, and his ability to hit for a decent enough batting average that he’ll get his fair share of chances. As long as he plays, he’ll be a fantasy asset, especially if a team lets him leadoff. (Derek Carty) |
| 2011-04-25 13:00:00 | Given what appears to be Gold Glove calibur/two-win defense, just how miserable can Alcides Escobar be with the bat to be an average starter? Above average? (Sam from Missouri) | The league-average shortstop had a .255 TAv last year, which translates to a line of .260/.319/.372. That gives him a lot of leeway to stink it up at the plate and still be average, assuming his defense is as good as you stated. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2011-03-17 13:00:00 | Ned Yost said that he's more impressed with Alcides Escobar post trade than he was pre trade. What's his ceiling? (Larry from Missouri) | Well, I would hope that's what he said, as opposed to the alternative of "I sure liked this guy a lot more before we went out and got him". He's not Yuniesky Betancourt, anyway, and that's a plus. Obviously, Escobar had a tough 2010, but I think there's more there. He increased his walk rate and lowered his K rate from his short 2009 debut, and i can't imagine that his BABIP stays at .246 forever. I think he's a good bet to bounce back this year, at least to the level of a solid starter, and his good defense and potential for steals factors into that. (Mike Petriello) |
| 2011-02-22 13:00:00 | Professor - I know the minor league SS ranks are a bit thin, but what about the guys who have already been promoted? Who out of this group do you like to have the best MLB career - Starlin Castro, Elvis Andrus, Alcides Escobar or Reid Brignac? (bretsayre from nj) | Best career: Overall, I'll say Andrus. I don't think Castro stays at SS or he would be my choice. (Jason Parks) |
| 2011-01-12 13:00:00 | You gave your opinion on the Garza deal...did you ever weigh in on the Greinke deal? Your thoughts? (Chris from wild blue yonder) | It's almost a trick question, because Greinke is good enough, or if he rebounds is good enough, that unless you trade something very special for him, you're not going to get anything like fair value. Dropping Betancourt in the deal is addition by subtraction, but the Royals might actually have traded down by acquiring Alcides Escobar, probably the most disappointing rookie of the year and a player whose peripherals doom him to hit .300 or contribute nothing. I don't think Cain hits enough to be a real contributor, Jeffress could be good in the pen, but that only gets you so far. That leaves Odorizzi (who I insist on thinking of--here's another Who reference for you--as "Odorono"), and what are the chances he turns into another Greinke? The Royals probably did as well as they could have given how they were being leveraged, but the deal just isn't that good. All win for the Brewers. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-03-18 14:00:00 | What type of offensive numbers do you think we will see from Alcides Escobar over the course of his first full season as the Brewers SS? (EGO from Berkshire County) | I'd say .270 with a handful of homers and 25 steals, while showing the potential for growth. (John Perrotto) |
| 2010-01-21 13:00:00 | Who will be more valuable this season at SS? Yunel Escobar, Alcides Escobar, or Everth Cabrera? (Ozzie Smith from HOF) | I wish it would be Everth Cabrera, but it's going to Yunel Escobar. I like Alcides potential quite a bit, but if we're talking 2010 then I'm going with the good Yuni. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-07-15 14:00:00 | What's a reasonable comp for Alcides Escobar? (MkeFan from Milwaukee) | I had a scout throw out a Edgar Renteria comp recently, which I didn't hate. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-07-13 14:00:00 | Are the Brewers really ready to part with JJ Hardy? Isn't he a good candidate to regress toward his mean in the second half? Where would he most likely end up (thankfully, not KC, as they solved their SS problem)?
(brewmeister smith from elsinore) | Hardy's just a good trade chip because they have Alcides Escobar ready to go, so it's a means of leveraging depth. Would offering him to the Red Sox, with all their pitching, make some sense? Could Hardy for Masterson and some non-top-ten prospect get it done? Seems light...but that sounds like a framework. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-07-01 14:00:00 | What one move would put an NL Central team in the driver's seat? Was De Rosa enough? I still hold out hope that the Reds are going to get a bat, but I suspect I'm kidding myself. (jromero from seattle) | I think the division is the Cardinals' to win, even with the twin wild cards of sorting out what they'll get from Troy Glaus and Khalil Greene this season. If the answer is 'nothing,' that's where I begin to wonder if the Brewers won't take a chance and add a starting pitcher. That said, if they entertain offers from Alcides Escobar, here's hoping that they get a hurler under contract through at least 2010. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-01-26 14:00:00 | Alcides Escobar or Elvis Andrus? Who has more value in 4 years? (Birdfan01 from LA) | I'll take Escobar. I think they're pretty much equal offensively, and Escobar gets the nod with the glove. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-07-29 16:00:00 | brewers send escobar to orioles for sherrill (braden23 from madison wi) | Hmm. Not a bad offer on talent, Alcides Escobar could step right in, but I dont think the O's do that. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-01-28 13:00:00 | Lately, I have heard Doug Melvin tout Alcides Escobar as one of the better prospects in the brewers system??? Really??? (JT from MKE) | That's really more indicative of the Brewers system being down right now than Escobar being good. Melvin might paint it positively, but I doubt he's hoping Escobar is his shortstop of the future. (Bryan Smith) |
BP Roundtables
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| 2010-04-05 09:30:00 | Season Opener Roundtable | Jquinton82 (NY): Heres a few topics: 1) Madison Bumgarner's missing velocity 2) First top 25 prospect to get called up, who & when? 3) The next Jimmy Rollins is...? 4) Word association - Yogi Berra ...discuss amongst yourselves 1) Either he's hurt, or he left it in his other pants. Like lost car keys, missing velocity is always in the last place you look. 2) Well, with Jason Heyward, Neftali Feliz, Brian Matusz and Alcides Escobar breaking camp, this doesn't seem like that big a deal, but I'll go with Buster Posey, May 9, after Bengie Molina sprains some fat. 3) ...taller than Rollins and hopefully blessed with a better OBP. 4) Provider of great book titles by cool people, including our own It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over and friend Emma Span's 90% of The Game Is Half Mental, which is one of this spring's funniest baseball books. Speaking of Yogi, I read a quote the other day that was attributed to him: "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." Alas, that quote has also been attributed to one Johannes "Jan" L. A. van de Snepscheut, a Dutch computer scientist who taught at Caltech before bludgeoning his wife to death with an axe in 1994. So there's a happy tale. (Jay Jaffe) |
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