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Joe Kennedy Rays

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
7	103	.176	.202	.220	.155	9

Birth Date	5-24-1979
Height	6' 4"
Weight	250 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	TB	BB	SO	SH	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2001	TBA	22	20	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.192	15.0	-0.2	1.5
2002	TBA	23	30	7	7	1	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	.429	.429	.429	.277	19.8	-2.3	1.8
2003	TBA	24	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	0.4
2004	COL	25	27	54	48	2	6	1	1	9	2	14	4	4	.125	.160	.188	.125	33.9	2.7	3.6
2005	COL	26	16	35	29	1	5	0	0	5	1	8	5	1	.172	.200	.172	.160	1.9	-1.5	0.0
2005	OAK	26	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.2	0.7
2006	OAK	27	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.9
2007	ARI	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.0	-0.2
2007	OAK	28	27	3	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.667	.307	0.9	0.6	0.2
2007	TOR	28	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.1	0.2
Career			222	103	91	6	16	2	1	20	3	25	9	8	.176	.202	.220	.155	71.5	-0.4	9.0

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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
2001	TBA	MLB	20	4	.192	.252	.315	.401	.000	.500	97	-0.3	0.1	0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	15.0	1.5
2002	TBA	MLB	30	7	.277	.279	.338	.425	.000	.500	114	0.1	0.2	1	-2.3	0.0	0.2	-0.2	19.8	1.8
2003	TBA	MLB	32	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
2004	COL	MLB	27	54	.125	.262	.322	.430	.000	.176	125	-8	1.4	8.4	2.7	0.0	1.9	0.4	33.9	3.6
2004	CSP	AAA	3	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	COL	MLB	16	35	.160	.253	.312	.398	.000	.238	115	-3.7	0.9	5	-1.5	0.2	2.2	0.1	1.9	0.0
2005	OAK	MLB	19	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
2006	OAK	MLB	39	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9
2007	ARI	MLB	3	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.2
2007	OAK	MLB	27	3	.307	.256	.313	.390	.000	.333	100	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.6	-0.2	1.7	0.2	0.9	0.2
2007	TOR	MLB	9	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Career		MLB		103	.155	.260	.319	.417	.253	.242	119	-11.7	2.7	15.5	-0.4	0.1	6.6	0.6	78.7	7.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2001	TBA	MLB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.000	.192	15.0	-0.2	1.5
2002	TBA	MLB	7	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	.429	.429	.429	.000	.277	19.8	-2.3	1.8
2003	TBA	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	0.4
2004	CSP	AAA	4	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	.500	.750	.500	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	COL	MLB	54	2	6	1	1	4	2	14	.125	.160	.188	.062	.125	33.9	2.7	3.6
2005	COL	MLB	35	1	5	0	0	1	1	8	.172	.200	.172	.000	.160	1.9	-1.5	0.0
2005	OAK	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.2	0.7
2006	OAK	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.9
2007	ARI	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.0	-0.2
2007	OAK	MLB	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.667	.333	.307	0.9	0.6	0.2
2007	TOR	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.1	0.2

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date
2006-05-11	2006-08-14	60-DL	95	84	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	-
2004-06-03	2004-08-10	15-DL	68	60	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	-
2003-06-01	2003-07-09	15-DL	38	33	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2007	OAK	$2,800,000
2007	TOR	$2,800,000
2006	OAK	$2,400,000
2005	COL, OAK	$2,200,000
2004	COL	$320,000
2003	TBA	$300,000
2002	TBA	$225,000

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$11,045,000
6 yr	Total	$11,045,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 122 d	ABC Mgmt Leventhal & Lapa

Details

deceased 10/07 designated for assignment 9/2/07 signed as a free agent from AZ 8/28/07 (minor-league contract)
designated for assignment 8/15/07
claimed off waivers from OAK 8/4/07
avoided arbitration 1/07, 1 year/$2.8M (07)
avoided arbitration 12/05, 1 year/$2.4M (06)+$0.35M bonuses
acquired in trade from COL 7/05 re-signed 1/05, 1 year/$2.2M (05)+$0.125M bonuses (innings pitched)
1 year/$0.32M (04)
acquired in trade from TB 12/03
1 year/$0.3M (03)
1 year/$0.225M (02) 2/02

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Overthinking It: The Mystique and Aura of the Other 29 Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-16
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Transaction of the Day: AL East Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-09-15
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-19
Prospectus Hit List: Flyover Flops Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-17
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Prospectus Hit List: Don't Look Now	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-10
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-08
Prospectus Hit List: Pinch-Hitter's Edition	Marc Normandin	2007-07-06
Prospectus Hit List: La ciudad de los frijoles es suprema!	Jay Jaffe	2007-05-18
Transaction of the Day: AL West Special	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-24
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Wests	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-03
Hope and Faith: How the Oakland A's Can Win the World Series	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-26
Transaction Analysis: AL West Catchup and Recent AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-07
Future Shock: Where Did the Tigers and the Athletics Come From?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-10
Playoff Prospectus: Roster Reviews	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Twins versus Athletics	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-03
Prospectus Game of the Week: Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers, August 26, 2006	Derek Jacques	2006-08-29
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Lies, Damned Lies: Tufte Takes on the A's	Nate Silver	2006-05-31
Prospectus Notebook: Athletics, Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-25
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Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2006-03-22
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Prospectus Notebook: Reds, Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2006-01-19
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Prospectus Notebook: Braves, Athletics	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-01
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