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Mitch Moreland 1BRangers

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 27) - Rest of Season Projections
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date9-6-1985
Height6' 2"
Weight230 lbs
Age27 years, 8 months, 17 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2009
0.62010
0.32011
1.22012
1.72013
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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
2010 TEX 24 47 173 145 20 37 4 0 9 68 25 36 1 2 0 25 3 1 .255 .364 .469 .298 9.2 -3.2 0.6
2011 TEX 25 134 512 464 60 120 22 1 16 192 39 92 4 3 2 51 2 2 .259 .320 .414 .258 5.2 -1.9 0.3
2012 TEX 26 114 357 327 41 90 18 0 15 153 23 71 1 4 2 50 1 1 .275 .321 .468 .264 5.0 6.4 1.2
2013 TEX 27 47 174 159 20 46 12 1 10 90 12 32 1 2 0 24 0 0 .289 .339 .566 .310 9.4 3.2 1.3
Career342121610951412935625050399231711415064.268.329.459.27328.94.53.5

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 SPO A- 27 118 .270 .262 .346 .397 .000 .317 103 1.3 3.4 -2.3 2.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 CLN A 123 533 .319 .257 .324 .379 .000 .349 102 33.3 15.2 -8.9 3.1 -3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 BAK A+ 43 197 .355 .264 .335 .397 .000 .368 96 19.5 5.5 -3.2 0.3 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 FRI AA 73 327 .295 .269 .336 .400 .000 .359 98 12.2 9.2 -4 -5.8 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 TEX MLB 47 173 .298 .256 .314 .406 .000 .275 101 6.6 4.9 -2.8 -3.2 -0.1 9.2 0.6 9.2 0.6
2010 OKL AAA 95 412 .288 .269 .336 .423 .000 .321 98 13.2 11.5 -5.1 3.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 TEX MLB 134 512 .258 .256 .312 .400 .000 .290 109 -1.1 9.2 -8 -1.9 0.2 5.2 0.3 5.2 0.3
2012 TEX MLB 114 357 .264 .257 .316 .413 .000 .306 110 1.5 6.4 -5.9 6.4 -2.1 5.0 1.2 5.0 1.2
2012 FRI AA 3 14 .299 .255 .328 .400 .000 .364 95 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ROU AAA 2 6 .000 .241 .327 .397 .000 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TEX MLB 47 174 .310 .264 .320 .420 .267 .303 101 8.5 4.8 -3.1 3.2 -0.9 9.4 1.3 9.4 1.3
CareerMLB1216.276.257.315.407.263.29510419.231.7-19.95.1-2.732.44.032.44.0

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 SPO A- 118 10 28 7 1 2 15 8 25 1 0 .259 .308 .398 .139 .270 0.0 2.0 0.0
2008 CLN A 533 64 151 37 4 18 99 60 67 2 4 .324 .403 .536 .212 .319 0.0 3.1 0.0
2009 BAK A+ 197 34 58 19 0 8 26 21 26 1 0 .341 .426 .594 .253 .355 0.0 0.3 0.0
2009 FRI AA 327 51 98 19 3 8 59 23 42 1 1 .326 .375 .488 .163 .295 0.0 -5.8 0.0
2010 OKL AAA 412 52 102 29 2 12 65 47 63 2 1 .289 .375 .484 .195 .288 0.0 3.3 0.0
2010 TEX MLB 173 20 37 4 0 9 25 25 36 3 1 .255 .364 .469 .214 .298 9.2 -3.2 0.6
2011 TEX MLB 512 60 120 22 1 16 51 39 92 2 2 .259 .320 .414 .155 .258 5.2 -1.9 0.3
2012 TEX MLB 357 41 90 18 0 15 50 23 71 1 1 .275 .321 .468 .193 .264 5.0 6.4 1.2
2012 ROU AAA 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 FRI AA 14 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .308 .357 .462 .154 .299 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2013 TEX MLB 174 20 46 12 1 10 24 12 32 0 0 .289 .339 .566 .277 .310 9.4 3.2 1.3

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-03-10 2013-03-11 Camp 1 0 Right Thigh Tightness Quad - -
2012-08-14 2012-08-14 DTD 0 0 Left Contusion Foul Ball Big Toe - -
2012-06-20 2012-07-30 15-DL 40 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2012-04-14 2012-04-18 DTD 4 0 - Face Illness Abscess Tooth - -
2011-11-30 2011-11-30 Off 0 0 Right Wrist Surgery Pisiform Removed 2011-11-30 -
2009-08-14 2009-09-08 Minors 25 0 Foot Fracture Foul Ball -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 TEX $
2013 TEX $502,700
2012 TEX $491,100
2011 TEX $426,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$917,100
2011Current$502,700
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,419,800
3 yrTotal$1,419,800

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 67 dJay Franklin1 year/$0.5027M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.5027M (2013). Re-signed by Texas 2/18/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4911M (2012). Re-signed by Texas 3/1/12.
  • 1 year/$0.426M (2011). Re-signed by Texas 2/22/11
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Texas 7/29/10
  • Drafted by Texas 2007 (17-530) (Mississippi State).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .235 .290 .357 .232
11 vs R (Multi) .275 .331 .466 .274
18 Split (Multi) .040 .040 .110 .042
19 LgAvg (Multi) .028 .037 .068 .032
30 vs L (2012) .239 .280 .457 .249
31 vs R (2012) .281 .328 .470 .267
38 Split (2012) .042 .048 .013 .018
39 LgAvg (2012) .030 .040 .071 .035

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Mitch Moreland is referenced in the following articles.

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Baseball ProGUESTus: A Beat Writer Goes to the BallparkAndy McCullough2013-05-09
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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessThe Stash List: Pitchers Versus Position PlayersBret Sayre2013-05-06
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This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessThe Stash List: Seeing What You Want to SeeBret Sayre2013-04-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 22Larry Granillo2013-04-23
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Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 9Larry Granillo2013-04-10
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Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-04
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 4, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-04-04
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-01-10 13:00:00Keeper league sneaky keeper shortlist... Someone who will significantly outperform last season's draft value who failed to do so last year...
(LoyalRoyal from Kansas)
Mitch Moreland, assuming Prince doesn't wind up in Texas. (Derek Carty)
2011-05-12 13:00:00Love your stuff, and I'm very glad you've joined BP and the chats. Are you going to feature a Tater Trot tracker during the year that will focus on pitcher taters exclusively? Also, can you use your influence to give Mitch Moreland his grand slam back from yesterday?
(jhardman from Apex, NC by way of Arlington)
Thanks!

I will certainly do a pitchers-only Tater Trot Tracker at some point. I find pitcher home runs fascinating, and their trots are always so special. I also appreciate the fact that Yovani Gallardo is by far the best home run hitting pitcher currently playing (he had 4 of the 9 pitcher home runs in 2010, if I remember correctly).

The Moreland grand-slam-that-wasn't-meant-to-be is terrible. Even worse, the one highlight I've seen of it doesn't give the whole trot! (Larry Granillo)
2011-05-18 13:00:00Injuries are plaguing my team at the moment. - Joe Mauer - Pablo Sandoval - Andrew Bailey - And now Ike Davis Which first baseman do you think will have the most value in the short term? - Brett Wallace (who I picked up and can quickly drop) - Mitch Moreland - Eric Hosmer
(HonusCobb from Hopedale, IL)
I'll jump on the Eric Hosmer bandwagon here. He's made a pretty smooth transition to the major leagues and is also showing power. I like Wallace a lot, too, but he plays on a bad team, which cuts down on his RBI opportunities. (John Perrotto)
2011-05-18 13:00:00Hey John, what are your thoughts on Mitch Moreland and Matt LaPorta for 2011?
(SnakeDoctor18 from NY)
I don't think either guy is ever going to become big home run hitters. They'll hit about 15 homers each and drive in a fair share of runs. They aren't premier first baseman but they are not complete zeros, either. (John Perrotto)
2011-04-25 13:00:00Any good comps for Mitch Moreland? Or, if you dont like comps, what are his upside numbers?
(Josh from Texas)
I like his bat to be league average at first base, which is just about where he has been over his 239 plate appearances in the majors. He's off to a hot start in 2011, that's for sure. His 90th percentile projection might be a little low (that has him as basically average at first). (Marc Normandin)


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