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Birth Date10-19-1986
Height5' 10"
Weight190 lbs
Age26 years, 7 months, 2 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2009
0.22010
0.42011
1.02012
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 SLN 23 11 37 34 6 9 2 0 0 11 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 .265 .324 .324 .271 2.2 0.1 0.2
2011 SLN 24 148 375 326 35 86 20 3 1 115 33 65 3 3 10 28 2 2 .264 .334 .353 .262 12.3 -8.6 0.4
2012 SLN 25 143 426 374 41 85 10 7 4 121 37 83 5 3 7 26 6 3 .227 .303 .324 .240 4.4 5.2 1.0
2013 SLN 26 29 83 76 9 15 4 0 1 22 6 17 1 0 0 7 3 0 .197 .265 .289 .209 -1.2 1.0 -0.0
Career3319218109119536106269781711061765125.241.313.332.24717.7-2.31.6

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 BAT A- 66 283 .246 .256 .334 .368 .000 .315 102 -4.1 7.8 0.6 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PMB A+ 115 456 .255 .258 .328 .379 .000 .259 94 -2.5 12.6 0.1 -6.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SFD AA 9 42 .292 .271 .340 .430 .000 .371 99 1.5 1.2 -0.1 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SFD AA 73 324 .317 .269 .339 .398 .000 .354 101 19.3 9.1 -0.4 4.8 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 46 172 .245 .273 .337 .422 .000 .275 92 -2.8 4.8 -0.9 1.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 11 37 .271 .266 .339 .416 .000 .321 97 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.2 0.2 2.2 0.2
2010 MEM AAA 116 531 .273 .279 .346 .440 .000 .296 98 8.1 15.6 -1.2 -1.2 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 148 375 .262 .254 .313 .401 .000 .323 99 0.9 6.4 1.5 -8.6 -0.3 12.3 0.4 12.3 0.4
2012 SLN MLB 143 426 .240 .253 .313 .400 .000 .279 99 -8.4 7.3 0.7 5.2 4.7 4.4 1.0 4.4 1.0
2013 SLN MLB 29 83 .209 .252 .308 .394 .250 .241 101 -4.2 2.3 0.1 1.0 1.5 -1.2 -0.0 -1.2 -0.0
CareerMLB921.246.254.314.400.256.296100-12.323.22.5-1.26.816.71.616.71.6

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 BAT A- 283 29 67 7 5 0 31 26 37 12 3 .268 .349 .336 .068 .246 0.0 3.0 0.0
2008 PMB A+ 456 57 98 24 2 8 50 33 53 7 7 .243 .313 .372 .129 .255 0.0 -6.4 0.0
2008 SFD AA 42 6 13 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 .351 .415 .432 .081 .292 0.0 2.0 0.0
2009 SFD AA 324 46 93 26 5 8 51 31 41 0 1 .323 .395 .531 .208 .317 0.0 4.8 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 172 23 38 4 0 2 17 16 21 3 0 .253 .322 .320 .067 .245 0.0 1.8 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 37 6 9 2 0 0 4 2 6 1 0 .265 .324 .324 .059 .271 2.2 0.1 0.2
2010 MEM AAA 531 86 132 32 3 9 71 47 48 8 4 .282 .350 .421 .139 .273 0.0 -1.2 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 375 35 86 20 3 1 28 33 65 2 2 .264 .334 .353 .089 .262 12.3 -8.6 0.4
2012 SLN MLB 426 41 85 10 7 4 26 37 83 6 3 .227 .303 .324 .096 .240 4.4 5.2 1.0
2013 SLN MLB 83 9 15 4 0 1 7 6 17 3 0 .197 .265 .289 .092 .209 -1.2 1.0 -0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-06-29 2010-07-28 Minors 29 0 Left Shoulder Fracture Hairline Fracture Collarbone -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SLN $
2013 SLN $511,000
2012 SLN $495,000
2011 SLN $414,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$909,000
2011Current$511,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,420,000
3 yrTotal$1,420,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 16 dSteve Canter1 year/$0.511M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.511M (2013). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.495M (2012). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/29/12.
  • 1 year/$0.414M (2011). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/11.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2007 (3-112) (UC Davis). $0.255M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .283 .362 .385 .278
11 vs R (Multi) .226 .298 .317 .239
18 Split (Multi) -.057 -.064 -.068 -.039
19 LgAvg (Multi) .028 .037 .068 .032
30 vs L (2012) .309 .387 .426 .299
31 vs R (2012) .200 .275 .289 .220
38 Split (2012) -.109 -.112 -.136 -.079
39 LgAvg (2012) .030 .040 .071 .035

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This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: Evaluating Early-Season ExperimentsBen Lindbergh2013-05-07
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessRoto Restart: Re-ranking the Middle InfieldersPaul Singman2013-04-12
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: High-Stakes League Free Agent RundownJason Collette2013-04-09
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: 4x4 Versus 5x5Mike Gianella2013-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: The Battle for the KeystoneDaniel Rathman2013-03-11
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24Jason Martinez2013-02-26
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: Thou Shalt Not Run on Johnny CuetoGeoff Young2012-12-04
Western Front: Better Than Setting Cash on FireGeoff Young2012-10-23
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Recap: Giants Win The PennantSam Miller2012-10-23
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Seven Preview: Giants vs. CardinalsDaniel Rathman2012-10-22
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Six Preview: Cardinals at GiantsDaniel Rathman2012-10-21
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Five Preview: Giants vs. CardinalsDaniel Rathman2012-10-19
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Four Preview: Giants at CardinalsDaniel Rathman2012-10-18
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game Three Preview: Giants at CardinalsDaniel Rathman2012-10-17
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Games of October 15Bradley Ankrom2012-10-16
Tater Trot Tracker: LCS Weeked Trot TimesLarry Granillo2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14Hudson Belinsky2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14Andrew Koo2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14Jonah Birenbaum2012-10-15
The Week In Quotes: October 8-14Matthew Rocco2012-10-15
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This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: How the NLCS Squads Were BuiltR.J. Anderson2012-10-15
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Tater Trot Tracker: Division Series, Games 2 & 3Larry Granillo2012-10-10
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This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLDS Game One Recap: Nationals 3, Cardinals 2R.J. Anderson2012-10-08
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This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NL Wild Card Game Recap: Cardinals 6, Braves 3R.J. Anderson2012-10-06
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Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 2Larry Granillo2012-09-03
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: What the New Skippers Have DoneBen Lindbergh2012-08-28
Wezen-Ball: Episode Recap: ESPN Sunday Night BaseballLarry Granillo2012-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6Larry Granillo2012-06-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 28Larry Granillo2012-05-29
The Lineup Card: 11 Surprising Early-Season StatsBaseball Prospectus2012-05-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 20Larry Granillo2012-04-21
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World Series Prospectus: The Midwest ShowdownBaseball Prospectus2011-10-19
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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Value Picks at First, Third and DHMichael Street2011-05-31
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Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Running ScaredLarry Granillo2011-05-16
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update, 5/10Jason Collette2011-05-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 3Larry Granillo2011-05-04
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update, 5/2Jason Collette2011-05-03
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-10-25 13:00:00Who do the Redbirds turn to for inexpensive middle-infield help? With the Pujols situation looming, I'm guessing they won't have lots of money to spend.
(Matt from Chicago)
I'm willing to invest a measure of faith in Daniel Descalso at second base, which allows them to skip the now obviously abortive Schumaker experiment at the keystone. Which really leaves them shopping for shortstops, and the market's pretty weak on that score if you consider Jeter's not really in play. It's probably J.J. Hardy or bust, which is OK--you're the Cardinals, and you exploit the advantages of playing in front of the game's best fans in a fine park, playing with some of the best players in baseball while having a legit shot at contention. Haggle, sign, enjoy. (Christina Kahrl)


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