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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date1-19-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age26 years, 3 months, 29 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
2010
-0.32011
-0.02012
0.72013
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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
2011 SDN 24 18 52 45 2 10 2 0 1 15 5 7 0 1 1 7 1 0 .222 .294 .333 .195 -1.6 -1.0 -0.3
2012 SDN 25 7 19 17 1 4 1 0 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .316 .471 .239 0.2 -0.4 -0.0
Career2571623143022379011810.226.300.371.206-1.5-1.4-0.3

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
2008 EUG A- 16 78 .358 .257 .340 .365 .000 .434 100 8.4 2.2 0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 FTW A 66 283 .356 .261 .333 .380 .000 .400 103 28.2 8.0 1.1 -6.0 -2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 LEL A+ 60 269 .334 .279 .343 .443 .000 .303 100 21.2 7.6 0.1 -0.0 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 FTW A 7 32 .384 .258 .320 .382 .000 .400 101 4 0.8 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SAN AA 101 426 .292 .267 .335 .398 .000 .297 90 14.5 11.9 1.1 -6.4 -3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SDN MLB 18 52 .195 .258 .310 .395 .000 .237 95 -3.3 0.9 0.1 -1.0 0.3 -1.6 -0.3 -1.6 -0.3
2011 SAN AA 76 346 .342 .248 .322 .380 .000 .348 103 14.2 3.0 0.5 -6.4 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 TUC AAA 35 155 .249 .301 .356 .485 .000 .290 105 -1.5 1.9 -0.1 -2.8 -1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SDN MLB 7 19 .239 .246 .300 .391 .000 .214 90 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.0 0.2 -0.0 0.2 -0.0
2012 TUC AAA 31 137 .283 .282 .345 .443 .000 .279 113 2.9 1.9 0.1 1.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 TUC AAA 15 64 .228 .270 .336 .417 .262 .306 106 -2.3 1.9 -0.6 -0.4 -1.4 -3.2 -0.4 -3.2 -0.4
CareerMLB71.204.254.307.394.253.23196-3.81.80-1.40.3-1.6-0.3-1.6-0.3

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
2008 EUG A- 78 9 25 6 1 2 15 11 12 1 1 .373 .462 .582 .209 .358 0.0 -0.7 0.0
2009 FTW A 283 40 73 17 2 7 38 57 51 5 5 .329 .468 .518 .189 .356 0.0 -6.0 0.0
2009 LEL A+ 269 40 69 18 2 13 43 30 38 3 1 .294 .377 .553 .260 .334 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2010 FTW A 32 5 9 4 0 1 8 5 4 0 0 .360 .500 .640 .280 .384 0.0 0.3 0.0
2010 SAN AA 426 46 99 21 1 10 50 44 64 2 0 .265 .350 .408 .142 .292 0.0 -6.4 0.0
2011 SDN MLB 52 2 10 2 0 1 7 5 7 1 0 .222 .294 .333 .111 .195 -1.6 -1.0 -0.3
2011 SAN AA 346 62 96 25 1 17 62 52 48 2 1 .333 .434 .604 .271 .342 0.0 -6.4 0.0
2011 TUC AAA 155 20 35 4 0 6 17 16 30 0 0 .261 .344 .425 .164 .249 0.0 -2.8 0.0
2012 SDN MLB 19 1 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 .235 .316 .471 .235 .239 0.2 -0.4 -0.0
2012 TUC AAA 137 22 31 6 0 7 21 16 25 1 1 .267 .365 .500 .233 .283 0.0 1.0 0.0
2013 TUC AAA 64 5 15 5 1 0 10 3 12 0 2 .246 .281 .361 .115 .228 -3.2 -0.4 -0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-03-22 2013-05-05 15-DL 44 57 Right Abdomen Recovery From Strain Oblique - -
2013-03-12 2013-03-22 Camp 10 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2013-03-03 2013-03-11 Camp 8 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2012-05-18 2012-10-04 60-DL 139 0 Left Shoulder Surgery Capsule From Dislocation 2012-08-29
2011-09-17 2011-09-29 DTD 12 11 Left Shoulder Surgery Capsule From Subluxation 2011-09-20 -
2010-05-08 2010-06-09 Minors 32 0 Fingers Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SDN $
2013 SDN $493,700
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$0
2011Current$493,700
3 yrPvs + Cur$493,700
3 yrTotal$493,700

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 26 d1 year/$0.4937M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.4937M (2013). Re-signed by San Diego 3/9/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by San Diego 3/8/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by San Diego 8/8/11.
  • Drafted by San Diego 2008 (2-69) (South Carolina). Signed 8/15/08, $0.74M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .128 .150 .256 .064
11 vs R (Multi) .325 .429 .525 .326
18 Split (Multi) .197 .279 .269 .261
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .111 .111 .222 .053
31 vs R (2012) .375 .500 .750 .405
38 Split (2012) .264 .389 .528 .352
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Articles

James Darnell is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 6th, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-06
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013Joe Hamrahi2013-04-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessProspects Will Break Your Heart: San Diego Padres Top 10 ProspectsJason Parks2013-01-02
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: Three Days in the Desert, Part 1Geoff Young2012-11-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 16Larry Granillo2012-05-17
This article requires BP Premium accessWestern Front: La Casa SuciaGeoff Young2012-05-15
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 8Kevin Goldstein2012-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Minor League Road TripsKevin Goldstein2012-04-11
This article requires BP Premium accessProspects Will Break Your Heart: Spring Training Diary, Days 8 and 9Jason Parks2012-03-08
This article requires BP Premium accessOn the Beat: YumaniaJohn Perrotto2012-03-08
BP Unfiltered: Quentin Trade ThoughtsDaniel Rathman2012-01-03
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: San Diego Padres Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2011-12-13
This article requires BP Premium accessKiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego PadresKevin Goldstein2011-09-19
This article requires BP Premium accessKiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego PadresJay Jaffe2011-09-19
This article requires BP Premium accessKiss'Em Goodbye: San Diego PadresESPN Insider2011-09-19
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured TwinsCorey Dawkins2011-09-19
This article requires BP Premium accessCollateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured TwinsBen Lindbergh2011-09-19
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessValue Picks: First, Third, and DH for 9/16/11Michael Street2011-09-16
This article requires BP Premium accessDivide and Conquer, NL West: This Is Not Surreal, Nor Is It OtherwiseGeoff Young2011-09-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 10Larry Granillo2011-09-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessValue Picks: Outfield for 9/6/11Rob McQuown2011-09-06
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessValue Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/15/11Michael Street2011-08-15
On the Beat: Padre PlanningJohn Perrotto2011-08-15
Transaction Analysis Blog: Vizcaino, Darnell, and Alvarez ArriveR.J. Anderson2011-08-10
This article requires BP Premium accessProspects Will Break Your Heart: Positional Primacy: Left FieldJason Parks2011-08-04
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 19Kevin Goldstein2011-07-20
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 23Kevin Goldstein2011-06-24
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 8Kevin Goldstein2011-06-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 30Kevin Goldstein2011-05-31
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 25Kevin Goldstein2011-05-26
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 17Kevin Goldstein2011-05-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 9thKevin Goldstein2011-05-10
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 26Kevin Goldstein2011-04-27
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Monday Morning Ten PackKevin Goldstein2011-04-25
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Monday Morning Ten PackKevin Goldstein2011-04-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: San Diego Padres Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2011-02-01
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: NL WestKevin Goldstein2010-10-12
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Org Watch: Reds, Twins, PadresKevin Goldstein2010-08-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 11Kevin Goldstein2010-08-12
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Prospects Who Have StalledKevin Goldstein2010-08-02
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Org Watch: Surprising StartsKevin Goldstein2010-06-03
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 13Kevin Goldstein2010-04-14
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: The Top 101 Prospects Update, Part 2Kevin Goldstein2010-04-08


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-09-06 14:00:00What's your take on year 2 of the Jed Hoyer era in San Diego?
(Arby's from Good mood food)
Why wasn't Heath Bell traded? ...I have to admit I haven't seen too many Friars games this year, being generally more focused on the AL East, but it's really hard for me to come to a judgment in that other than Chase Headley, Cameron Maybin, Kyle Blanks, Corey Luebke, and Mat Latos, and (likely) Anthony Rizzo, I see a lot of guys who are basically just interim types. I wish they had gotten more playing time for James Darnell. (Steven Goldman)
2011-07-21 13:00:00James Darnell is killing the ball (AA and AAA) and his walk rate is excellent. His minor league track record is excellent, especially when you discount 2010 for injury. When does he get a shot in SD? I have heard differing opinions on his ceiling; your thoughts?
(MJ from Madison, Wis.)
I've only seen him once, but thought he had the most consistent at bats in the Futures Game. He's taken to LF well from what I understand in a very short time. He's athletic, he has some pop. Maybe a solid regular at the corner w/ a touch less than ideal power. (Mike Ferrin)


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