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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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| 2002 | CLE | 21 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .419 | .284 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | CLE | 22 | 112 | 393 | 370 | 36 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 115 | 14 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 5 | .208 | .242 | .311 | .192 | -17.2 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| 2004 | CLE | 23 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .168 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | CLE | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .016 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | CIN | 25 | 149 | 587 | 536 | 65 | 148 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 229 | 35 | 88 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 25 | 2 | .276 | .324 | .427 | .247 | 9.8 | -12.4 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | CIN | 26 | 158 | 702 | 650 | 107 | 187 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 315 | 33 | 109 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 32 | 8 | .288 | .331 | .485 | .270 | 25.6 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | CIN | 27 | 141 | 609 | 559 | 80 | 146 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 247 | 39 | 93 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 23 | 10 | .261 | .312 | .442 | .261 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | CIN | 28 | 153 | 644 | 584 | 78 | 161 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 261 | 44 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 25 | 9 | .276 | .329 | .447 | .259 | 21.9 | -2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | CIN | 29 | 155 | 687 | 626 | 100 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 269 | 46 | 83 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 16 | 12 | .275 | .332 | .430 | .266 | 26.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | CIN | 30 | 150 | 674 | 610 | 94 | 183 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 279 | 44 | 85 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 14 | 9 | .300 | .353 | .457 | .280 | 35.2 | -6.7 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | CIN | 31 | 147 | 623 | 580 | 86 | 163 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 249 | 28 | 79 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 15 | 2 | .281 | .321 | .429 | .257 | 12.2 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | CIN | 32 | 64 | 289 | 259 | 39 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 115 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .330 | .444 | .284 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Career | 1252 | 5277 | 4836 | 692 | 1321 | 245 | 29 | 158 | 2098 | 306 | 743 | 63 | 43 | 29 | 657 | 155 | 61 | .273 | .322 | .434 | .259 | 142.5 | -16.8 | 13.4 | ||
| 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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| 2000 | CPF | A | 0 | 531 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .282 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001 | JUP | A+ | 55 | 239 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001 | HAR | AA | 67 | 283 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .332 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | CLE | MLB | 11 | 36 | .284 | .268 | .325 | .434 | .000 | .320 | 102 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | HAR | AA | 60 | 267 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .348 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | BUF | AAA | 55 | 247 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .306 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | OTT | AAA | 10 | 37 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | CLE | MLB | 112 | 393 | .192 | .270 | .328 | .433 | .000 | .247 | 95 | -29 | 10.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -17.2 | -1.7 | -17.2 | -1.7 |
| 2003 | BUF | AAA | 43 | 172 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .183 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | CLE | MLB | 6 | 24 | .168 | .277 | .329 | .439 | .000 | .235 | 96 | -2.4 | 0.7 | 0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
| 2004 | BUF | AAA | 135 | 588 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .322 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | CLE | MLB | 6 | 9 | .016 | .295 | .357 | .508 | .000 | .000 | 98 | -2.3 | 0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | BUF | AAA | 112 | 518 | .234 | .270 | .334 | .419 | .000 | .287 | 108 | -14.4 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CIN | MLB | 149 | 587 | .247 | .267 | .327 | .427 | .000 | .300 | 103 | -8.4 | 15.9 | -0.7 | -12.4 | 3.5 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 9.8 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | CIN | MLB | 158 | 702 | .270 | .267 | .328 | .421 | .000 | .304 | 102 | 7.6 | 19.9 | -1 | -1.4 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 2.8 | 25.6 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | CIN | MLB | 141 | 609 | .261 | .261 | .323 | .410 | .000 | .277 | 103 | 0.8 | 17.0 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 18.6 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | CIN | MLB | 153 | 644 | .259 | .261 | .323 | .410 | .000 | .284 | 101 | -0.4 | 17.8 | -0.9 | -2.2 | 5.3 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 21.9 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | CIN | MLB | 155 | 687 | .266 | .257 | .317 | .397 | .000 | .293 | 103 | 4 | 19.2 | -0.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 26.1 | 3.4 | 26.1 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | CIN | MLB | 150 | 674 | .280 | .255 | .313 | .394 | .000 | .322 | 105 | 13.4 | 11.6 | -0.8 | -6.7 | 6.4 | 35.2 | 3.0 | 35.2 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | CIN | MLB | 147 | 623 | .257 | .257 | .313 | .404 | .000 | .298 | 107 | -1.7 | 10.7 | -0.8 | -4.8 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | CIN | MLB | 64 | 289 | .284 | .249 | .307 | .383 | .251 | .287 | 103 | 7 | 7.9 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -1.3 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 12.6 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | USA | int | 6 | 27 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 5277 | .259 | .261 | .320 | .410 | .256 | .292 | 102 | -9.5 | 138.7 | -6.8 | -13.1 | 23.6 | 143.2 | 13.5 | 143.2 | 13.5 | ||
| 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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| 2000 | CPF | A | 531 | 74 | 117 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 38 | 97 | 23 | 8 | .242 | .309 | .378 | .136 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | JUP | A+ | 239 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 3 | .284 | .416 | .428 | .144 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | HAR | AA | 283 | 35 | 79 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 42 | 13 | 6 | .298 | .337 | .449 | .151 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | HAR | AA | 267 | 40 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 3 | .327 | .378 | .506 | .180 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | BUF | AAA | 247 | 30 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 2 | .283 | .322 | .453 | .170 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | OTT | AAA | 37 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .297 | .457 | .200 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | CLE | MLB | 36 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .419 | .161 | .284 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | BUF | AAA | 172 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 3 | .175 | .246 | .279 | .104 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | CLE | MLB | 393 | 36 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 5 | .208 | .242 | .311 | .103 | .192 | -17.2 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| 2004 | BUF | AAA | 588 | 83 | 158 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 56 | 14 | 11 | .303 | .361 | .430 | .127 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | CLE | MLB | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .091 | .168 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | BUF | AAA | 518 | 79 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 39 | 90 | 7 | 5 | .256 | .326 | .409 | .153 | .234 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CLE | MLB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .016 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | CIN | MLB | 587 | 65 | 148 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 35 | 88 | 25 | 2 | .276 | .324 | .427 | .151 | .247 | 9.8 | -12.4 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | CIN | MLB | 702 | 107 | 187 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 94 | 33 | 109 | 32 | 8 | .288 | .331 | .485 | .197 | .270 | 25.6 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | CIN | MLB | 609 | 80 | 146 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 39 | 93 | 23 | 10 | .261 | .312 | .442 | .181 | .261 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | CIN | MLB | 644 | 78 | 161 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 98 | 44 | 75 | 25 | 9 | .276 | .329 | .447 | .171 | .259 | 21.9 | -2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | CIN | MLB | 687 | 100 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 46 | 83 | 16 | 12 | .275 | .332 | .430 | .155 | .266 | 26.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | CIN | MLB | 674 | 94 | 183 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 82 | 44 | 85 | 14 | 9 | .300 | .353 | .457 | .157 | .280 | 35.2 | -6.7 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | CIN | MLB | 623 | 86 | 163 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 77 | 28 | 79 | 15 | 2 | .281 | .321 | .429 | .148 | .257 | 12.2 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | USA | int | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .308 | .038 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CIN | MLB | 289 | 39 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .330 | .444 | .166 | .284 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-06-02 | 2013-06-07 | DTD | 5 | 8 | Left | Forearm | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
| 2013-03-29 | 2013-04-01 | Camp | 3 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
| 2012-09-30 | 2012-09-30 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Tightness | - | - | ||
| 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-07 | DTD | 6 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Strain | Calf | - | - |
| 2012-07-30 | 2012-07-31 | DTD | 1 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Cramps | Calf | - | - |
| 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | Headache | - | - |
| 2012-04-10 | 2012-04-13 | DTD | 3 | 0 | Bilateral | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | - |
| 2011-09-28 | 2011-09-29 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Thigh | Strain | Quadriceps | - | - |
| 2011-08-10 | 2011-08-12 | DTD | 2 | 2 | Left | Elbow | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
| 2011-08-07 | 2011-08-08 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Ankle | Sprain | Colliding with Teammate | - | - |
| 2011-06-02 | 2011-06-04 | DTD | 2 | 1 | Wrist | Soreness | - | |||
| 2011-04-14 | 2011-04-19 | DTD | 5 | 4 | Groin | Strain | - | |||
| 2011-04-05 | 2011-04-05 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Chest | Soreness | - | - | |
| 2011-03-06 | 2011-03-09 | Camp | 3 | 0 | General Medical | Illness | - | |||
| 2010-09-14 | 2010-09-14 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Wrist | Soreness | HBP 3 Weeks Ago | - | |
| 2010-08-26 | 2010-08-29 | DTD | 3 | 2 | Hand | Contusion | - | |||
| 2010-08-08 | 2010-08-09 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Foot | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | |
| 2010-06-13 | 2010-06-15 | DTD | 2 | 1 | Right | Thigh | Cramps | Hamstring | - | |
| 2009-08-21 | 2009-08-22 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Wrist | Fracture | From Previous HBP | - | |
| 2009-08-16 | 2009-08-18 | DTD | 2 | 1 | Left | Hand | Contusion | Deep Bone Bruise - HBP | - | |
| 2009-06-20 | 2009-06-21 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Hand | Soreness | From Fracture | - | |
| 2009-05-23 | 2009-05-29 | DTD | 6 | 5 | Right | Thumb | Fracture | - | ||
| 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-09 | DTD | 2 | 2 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - | ||
| 2009-03-21 | 2009-03-26 | Camp | 5 | 0 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - | ||
| 2008-09-10 | 2008-09-29 | 60-DL | 19 | 17 | Right | Fingers | Surgery | Fractured Index Finger | 2008-09-12 | |
| 2008-05-08 | 2008-05-10 | DTD | 2 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | |
| 2007-06-17 | 2007-06-17 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Hand | Contusion | HBP | - | |
| 2006-09-20 | 2006-09-22 | DTD | 2 | 1 | Head | Contusion | Face | - | ||
| 2006-05-30 | 2006-05-31 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Thigh | Soreness | Hamstring | - | |
| 2006-05-28 | 2006-05-28 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Wrist | Contusion | HBP | - | |
| 2006-05-20 | 2006-05-20 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Ankle | Sprain | - | ||
| 2006-03-19 | 2006-03-25 | Camp | 6 | 0 | General Medical | Illness | Strep Throat | - | ||
| 2006-03-10 | 2006-03-10 | Camp | 0 | 0 | Left | Lower Leg | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | |
| 2003-04-24 | 2003-04-26 | DTD | 2 | 2 | Right | Hand | Contusion | - |
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2011-06-29 13:30:00 | Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah) | Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto) |
| 2011-04-13 13:00:00 | How much longer can Brandon Phillips sustain his multi-faceted game? Given his stellar D and solid bat, would the Reds be wise to extend him? (Johnny from NYC) | I love Phillips. They team holds an option for '12, so there isn't a crazy rush, but I think he is a player worth keeping around. I wouldn't go crazy, but I'd explore a 3/4 year ext. (Jason Parks) |
| 2009-12-17 13:00:00 | "Jays got more back than the Twins did for Johan Santana (it would be hard to do worse, I think)."
As you note, that's setting the bar pretty low. Is that the worst trade of the last ten years? I can't think of any that are worse off the top of my head... (mattymatty2000 from philly, pa) | Only time will tell, but I think you can make strong cases for the Expos' acquisition of Bartolo Colon (Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips to Cleveland) and the Braves' acquisition of Mark Teixeira (Neftali Felix, Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia - yeah, I can spell it without looking - et al). Still, it's in the picture for the clinkers of note. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-10-02 14:00:00 | Worst trade of the 00s has to be June 27, 2002: Omar Minaya of the Montreal Expos trades away Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew. As a Nats fan, I still have delusions of how what they'd be doing right now. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD) | I'll always defend that one. On that date, Minaya had little reason to believe those players would ever be Expos. He did exactly the right thing under those circumstances. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-09-07 13:00:00 | Hi Christina...Love your work, it always brightens my day. Quick question on my beloved Reds.
The Reds haven't had a legit SS since Barry Larkin retired and they have no real prospects lined up at the position (particularly with Chris Valaika struggling mightily in AAA). What do the Reds do for 2010 if they can't bring in a FA or trade acquisition? Could they move Brandon Phillips back to SS or is he too valuable at this point at 2b? It just seems like the franchise has a number of guys who would be better fits at 2b. Would love to hear your thoughts. (JoshC77 from Columbus) | Hi Josh, thank you for the kind words. I've been suggesting Phillips as their best-possible answer at short for a couple of seasons now, especially given that they play in a bandbox and can't really afford to wind up with some slick-fielding offensive non-entity when they're already shy of star players in the lineup. An infield with Votto and Rolen at the corners, Phillips at short, and Todd Frazier at second might not be enough to carry that outfield, but it's a start in the right direction. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-08-04 14:00:00 | Would this offseason be a good time for the Reds to trade Brandon Phillips, what with Todd Frazier coming down the line and their whole payroll going to about four players? It seems like they could get something real pretty in return. (Charles from Detroit) | It's worth considering, because after Mark DeRosa and Orlando Hudson in the free-agent pool, you've got Placido Polanco. The problem will be Phillips' back-loaded contract and whether the Reds will eat any of it, because otherwise the number of teams willing to trade for a guy due to make $11 million in 2011 are few and far between. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-05-18 14:00:00 | Is it safe to write-off Delmon Young as a bust? (Reggie from Montgomery) | Well, I hate to rush these things; for every David Green, you might find a guy like Milton Bradley or Brandon Phillips. There might be factors in play here that only time and hard experience might iron out, so I wouldn't put this on the Twins. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-12-05 14:00:00 | Do you Reds fans finally have reason for optimism with a solid young core of Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Phillips, Chris Dickerson, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez? (Brandon from Charleston) | Absolutely, there's reason for optimism so long as Dusty Baker doesn't mangle those arms.
I had the Reds as my sleeper team last year and while they didn't get there, most of the guys you mentioned are fascinating, with a ton of upside. The series I watched most closely all year long was when the Reds came to Yankee Stadium in late June. I don't see the Reds with a shot at the 2009 NL Central but I think third place is a possibility with the right moves this winter. One of which might be taking out a restraining order against Baker from coming to the ballpark. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-06-06 13:00:00 | Kind of a wierd question, can you say anything about how former prospects will often fade, then resurface? The extreme example is Hamilton, but Paul Wilson had a couple good years after faltering, Brandon Phillips, etc.... (David from Sonoma State University, CA) | It certianly happens, and it follows the scouting cliche of "tools play" (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-05-05 12:30:00 | You compared Tim Beckham to Brian Roberts--could you elaborate? Brian Roberts at SS...Brian Roberts with more power...or simply Brian Roberts? (ddknowles77 from Eugene, OR) | I meant to say Brian Roberts and Brandon Phillips, because those are the types of do-everything players I see as Beckham's potential. Yes, Beckham gets more points because he's a true shortstop, and a truer shortstop than Phillips ever was. If he has more power than Roberts, I don't think he'll have more power than Phillips. He probably won't be as patient as Roberts, though. Some sort of hybrid of those two players is Beckham's ceiling, for me. And that's a pretty good ceiling for a SS, by the way. (Bryan Smith) |
| 2008-05-05 12:30:00 | Are "busted prospects" the next Moneyball-type steals? Brandon Phillips, Josh Hamilton, etc. (Hank from Colorado) | Ha, good question. If anything, I think these guys teach organizations that it's never a good thing to quit on a guy with fantastic talent. Now the Rays had no choice with Hamilton, who was truly just a prescient pick by the Reds. But with Phillips, I think the Indians quit on him a little early. It was easy to do given that he was running his mouth, but I think you wait it out. (Bryan Smith) |
| 2008-03-11 12:00:00 | Is it possible that 2 of the Reds' top 3 hitters won't even be in the Reds' Opening Day lineup with Votto and Bruce? In addition, will the other one of the top 3 (Dunn) be hitting 5th behind OBP-deficient Brandon Phillips? (birkem3 from Dayton) | One of the challenges the Reds face is that despite a good collection of hitters, they don't have a leadoff hitter. (The Cubs have this problem as well.) Brandon Phillips is a second baseman with speed, but should probably bat fourth for them. Or seventh.
I'd lead off Keppinger, I guess, because he's a bad #2 guy (GIDPs) who could post a .350 OBP. Obviously, playing Votto and Bruce, especially Bruce, is the most important issue. The thing is, Hatteberg is a nice little player. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-03-05 13:00:00 | Where would BJ Upton rank on your list of 2B today? (tschiera from Brooklyn) | That's a good question, since he slots in nicely alongside Brandon Phillips (#3). Phillips probably has more power at present (I'm leaning towards his 75th-90th rather than his weighted mean, personally), but Upton will probably best him in average. Both of them are going to get you steals too, so it's a matter of team building preference. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-01-25 13:30:00 | Any insight in to why Brandon Phillips scored so poorly in SFR? I'm no scout, but he consistently gets good jumps, moves well, and has very good hands. I just can't accept that Rich Aurilia played a better 2B than Phillips... (TheRedsMan from Chicago) | Great question. Well, SFR liked him back in 2003 when I had him at +5 :)
So in 2006 I had him at -16 and 2007 he was -9. UZR has him at +3 in 2003 and -5 in 2006 and +3 (half season) in 2007. Simply put, I don't have any good answers at this point but it's not like UZR sees him as a super defender either. It's important to keep in mind that SFR for each infielder is affected by the guy(s) playing next to him. This is the case because it partitions ball that make it into the outfield. If Phillips has very poor defenders at first and (less so) at shortstop his numbers will be affected. There are also perhaps positioning issues that come into play that SFR can't address at a detailed level. Still, his numbers for me have been pretty consistently low and so it's kind of a mystery. (Dan Fox) |
| 2008-02-19 13:00:00 | Will - tell me what to expect from B.J. Upton this year. Seems like he is knocking on the door of monster land. 40-40? (MDM from Glendale, MO) | I'm not sure if Brandon Phillips is on Upton's comparable list, but I think Upton has that kind of talent, if he applies himself. (Will Carroll) |
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2010-04-05 09:30:00 | Season Opener Roundtable | Brandon Phillips just stole third with a left-handed hitter up. There were two on in the 8th with the hitter representing the tying run. He was safe on a close play, but the question must be asked: WHY? (David Laurila) |
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