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Birth Date10-27-1989
Height5' 11"
Weight185 lbs
Age23 years, 7 months, 23 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
-0.12010
2.02011
1.92012
0.52013
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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
2010 NYN 20 78 255 216 28 46 12 0 1 61 22 38 8 3 6 15 2 2 .213 .305 .282 .220 -0.6 0.1 -0.1
2011 NYN 21 96 376 328 31 93 15 1 0 110 35 50 6 3 4 36 5 1 .284 .360 .335 .269 18.3 0.3 2.0
2012 NYN 22 114 501 464 53 134 26 0 1 163 27 73 5 2 3 25 4 4 .289 .333 .351 .260 22.2 -4.6 1.9
2013 NYN 23 50 204 187 18 39 10 0 0 49 14 23 1 0 2 10 2 1 .209 .267 .262 .204 -1.8 3.6 0.2
Career338133611951303126312383981842081586138.261.326.321.24638.1-0.64.0

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
2007 MTS Rk 35 149 .256 .256 .342 .359 .000 .321 101 -0.6 3.6 1.4 4.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 vme Rk 32 149 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .410 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SLU A+ 131 555 .222 .255 .325 .373 .000 .263 98 -23.1 15.5 7.6 2.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 BIN AA 134 553 .256 .259 .328 .384 .000 .310 103 -2.5 15.3 6.3 -9.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 NYN MLB 78 255 .220 .256 .317 .398 .000 .250 97 -10.2 7.1 1.1 0.1 2.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1
2010 BUF AAA 65 244 .228 .265 .330 .412 .000 .319 104 -8.8 6.8 3 3.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 NYN MLB 96 376 .269 .252 .309 .388 .000 .331 99 3.4 6.5 1.7 0.3 1.8 18.3 2.0 18.3 2.0
2011 BUF AAA 54 231 .233 .261 .324 .404 .000 .274 98 -5.5 3.0 2.4 -2.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 NYN MLB 114 501 .260 .253 .308 .399 .000 .339 99 -0.2 8.6 6.2 -4.6 2.7 22.2 1.9 22.2 1.9
2012 SLU A+ 2 9 .000 .249 .320 .384 .000 .143 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BUF AAA 6 21 .064 .265 .330 .410 .000 .235 99 -2.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 PAN int 4 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .385 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 NYN MLB 50 204 .204 .247 .302 .389 .249 .238 100 -11.3 5.6 2.5 3.6 1.5 -1.8 0.2 -1.8 0.2
CareerMLB1336.246.252.309.394.253.30599-18.534.011.6-1.57.937.73.837.73.8

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
2007 MTS Rk 149 13 34 4 3 0 16 19 16 2 1 .283 .401 .367 .083 .256 0.0 4.8 0.0
2007 vme Rk 149 32 44 5 0 3 25 19 19 16 5 .364 .469 .479 .116 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SLU A+ 555 55 114 19 4 2 37 41 77 8 5 .229 .290 .296 .066 .222 0.0 2.3 0.0
2009 BIN AA 553 59 141 24 3 5 46 37 59 19 3 .289 .343 .381 .092 .256 0.0 -9.1 0.0
2010 BUF AAA 244 25 61 11 0 1 16 14 36 1 3 .280 .322 .344 .064 .228 0.0 3.9 0.0
2010 NYN MLB 255 28 46 12 0 1 15 22 38 2 2 .213 .305 .282 .069 .220 -0.6 0.1 -0.1
2011 NYN MLB 376 31 93 15 1 0 36 35 50 5 1 .284 .360 .335 .052 .269 18.3 0.3 2.0
2011 BUF AAA 231 26 51 7 3 3 21 19 30 4 2 .246 .314 .353 .106 .233 0.0 -2.0 0.0
2012 PAN int 18 2 5 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 .312 .353 .500 .188 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 BUF AAA 21 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 .200 .238 .250 .050 .064 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2012 NYN MLB 501 53 134 26 0 1 25 27 73 4 4 .289 .333 .351 .062 .260 22.2 -4.6 1.9
2012 SLU A+ 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 NYN MLB 204 18 39 10 0 0 10 14 23 2 1 .209 .267 .262 .053 .204 -1.8 3.6 0.2

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-05-30 - 15-DL - - Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2013-02-25 2013-02-27 Camp 2 0 Left Thigh Tightness Quadriceps - -
2012-05-07 2012-06-24 15-DL 48 44 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2012-03-12 2012-03-20 Camp 8 0 Left Groin Strain - -
2011-09-02 2011-09-04 DTD 2 2 Left Hand Contusion - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 NYN $
2013 NYN $514,701
2012 NYN $491,209
2011 NYN $
2010 NYN $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$891,209
2011Current$514,701
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,405,910
3 yrTotal$1,405,910

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 53 dPeter Greenberg1 year/$514,701 (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$514,701 (2013). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/3/13.
  • 1 year/$491,209 (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/2/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2010). Contract purchased by NY Mets 4/5/10.
  • Signed by NY Mets 2006 as an amateur free agent from Panama.

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SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .308 .370 .377 .284
11 vs R (Multi) .270 .324 .327 .248
18 Split (Multi) -.038 -.046 -.051 -.036
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .320 .367 .392 .285
31 vs R (2012) .273 .316 .331 .247
38 Split (2012) -.047 -.051 -.061 -.038
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-01-20 14:00:00Do you think the Mets will call up Matt Harvey this season and give him another full year in the minors? Also, how do you think Ruben Tejada will do in place of Reyes?
(Scot from Washington, DC )
Harvey will spend most, if not all of the year in the minors. September callup at best, as he's not ready. I actually like Tejada as a solid performer. He's not a star, but there are plenty of shortstops I'd take Tejada over. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-12-02 14:00:00What would you estimate for the number of times out of 100 the threesome of Dee Gordon, Jemile Weeks, and Jose Altuve has more productive careers than the threesome of Ruben Tejada, Johnny Giavotella, and Kyle Seager?
(goiter6 from MN)
98. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-10-31 13:00:00If you were Sandy Alderson's right hand man, and Reyes has already signed elsewhere, what would you advise as a course of action?
(Matt from Whippleville, NY )
Abject surrender, like the rebels at Appomattox. They can stick Ruben Tejada in there, but there isn't a handy way to replace the offense or the electricity that player provides. (Steven Goldman)
2011-02-14 13:00:00Jason Heyward, Mike Stanton and Starlin Castro all played last year at age 20. Has there ever been a year when that many 20-year-olds did as well in the majors as those three? Of the players who've done that in the past, have most ended up in Cooperstown?
(Rex Little from Big Bear, CA)
Restricting our inquiry to hitters who had at least 200 PAs, last year had four: the ones you mention plus Ruben Tejada. Years with four 20 year-old hitters aren't so rare (e.g. 1976, 1970), but the only year in recent memory with MORE 20 year-old hitters is 1964. That year, Ed Kranepool, Rusty Staub, Tony Conigliaro, Derrell Griffith, Ed Kirkpatrick, and Terry Jones all played their age-20 seasons. As best I can tell, that (6) is the record. (Tommy Bennett)
2011-02-14 13:00:0020 team strato keeper league - who would rather have, Ruben Tejada or Jake Fox?
(goiter6 from MN)
I wouldn't be too excited about either of those guys, but I guess I'd take Tejada for position and upside. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-07-01 14:00:00Ruben Tejada: still just a utility guy or does he have a chance to be a regular with J Wilson type career?
(Rave from Mahwah, NJ)
Well, he's not the glove wiz Wilson is. I could see him having some years as a second-division starter certainly. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-19 13:00:00The Mets starting 2B on Opening Day 2010 will be ...? In 2011????
(dianagramr from NYC)
Luis Castillo. Ruben Tejada. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-08-21 14:00:00When do you see Ruben Tejada making an impact in the majors and what kind of impact do you see him making?
(Carl from Buffalo, NY)
Ruben Tejada is going to be a big leaguer, but not an impact one. For me, he's kind of a future Enrique Wilson kind of player. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-28 14:00:00Am I wrong to love Ruben Tejada? 19 years old in AA ball, hitting for average and demonstrating great plate discipline?
(Thomas from NY)
Is love really ever wrong? Love is a good thing, the world needs more love. In all seriousness though, I like Tejada for all the reasons you do, but I'm not convinced his more than a good utility guy in the end. (Kevin Goldstein)


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