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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 Date11-26-1985
Height6' 3"
Weight200 lbs
Age27 years, 5 months, 26 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2009
2010
-0.22011
1.12012
3.52013
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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
2011 SLN 25 7 19 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .263 .133 .156 -1.7 0.2 -0.2
2012 SLN 26 114 340 296 44 87 22 5 6 137 34 63 3 7 0 46 1 1 .294 .365 .463 .293 13.3 -2.9 1.1
2013 SLN 27 43 191 167 34 49 15 0 3 73 21 27 1 0 2 15 0 0 .293 .376 .437 .292 13.5 2.9 1.7
Career16455047878137385921259944726111.287.365.444.28825.00.22.7

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
2009 QUD A 29 126 .291 .262 .336 .382 .000 .337 101 4 3.5 0.4 1.7 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 BAT A- 9 37 .396 .264 .333 .363 .000 .500 104 5.1 1.0 0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 32 128 .241 .253 .327 .369 .000 .256 92 -2.6 3.6 0.5 4.4 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 PMB A+ 28 128 .313 .258 .337 .372 .000 .318 100 6.4 3.1 0.4 0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SFD AA 105 472 .307 .268 .336 .409 .000 .377 107 25 13.8 1.8 14.7 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 7 19 .156 .250 .317 .396 .000 .091 101 -2 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
2011 MEM AAA 130 535 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .328 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 LIC Wnt 5 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 114 340 .293 .253 .312 .400 .000 .346 99 11.2 5.8 -2.5 -2.9 -0.9 13.3 1.1 13.3 1.1
2012 SFD AA 3 13 .444 .254 .330 .387 .000 .250 78 2.4 0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 MEM AAA 3 9 .000 .276 .318 .430 .000 .200 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 SLN MLB 43 191 .292 .255 .316 .401 .256 .336 100 6 5.2 0.1 2.9 1.6 13.5 1.7 13.5 1.7
CareerMLB550.286.254.314.400.255.33510013.914.2-2.30.40.724.02.624.02.6

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
2009 BAT A- 37 9 15 3 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 .469 .541 .562 .094 .396 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 QUD A 126 11 31 6 2 0 10 17 13 2 0 .295 .408 .390 .095 .291 0.0 1.7 0.0
2009 PMB A+ 128 13 25 6 1 2 9 10 24 1 0 .219 .283 .342 .123 .241 0.0 4.4 0.0
2010 PMB A+ 128 17 28 5 2 1 16 26 14 0 1 .283 .438 .404 .121 .313 0.0 0.8 0.0
2010 SFD AA 472 76 125 26 3 12 53 64 88 11 2 .316 .412 .487 .172 .307 0.0 14.7 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 .067 .263 .133 .067 .156 -1.7 0.2 -0.2
2011 MEM AAA 535 61 130 29 3 12 70 84 68 5 4 .300 .417 .463 .164 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 LIC Wnt 15 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 .231 .333 .231 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SFD AA 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 .300 .462 .600 .300 .444 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 340 44 87 22 5 6 46 34 63 1 1 .294 .365 .463 .169 .293 13.3 -2.9 1.1
2012 MEM AAA 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 SLN MLB 191 34 49 15 0 3 15 21 27 0 0 .293 .376 .437 .144 .292 13.5 2.9 1.7

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-09-08 2012-09-08 DTD 0 0 Bilateral Hand Laceration Splintered Bat - -
2012-05-23 2012-06-22 15-DL 30 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SLN $
2013 SLN $504,000
2012 SLN $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$480,000
2011Current$504,000
2 yrPvs + Cur$984,000
2 yrTotal$984,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 12 dSelect Sports Group1 year/$0.504M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.504M (2013). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.48M (2012). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/29/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by St. Louis 6/3/11.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2009 (13-399) (TCU). $10,000 signing bonus.

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Platoon
SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .264 .307 .477 .278
11 vs R (Multi) .300 .386 .444 .295
18 Split (Multi) .036 .079 -.033 .017
19 LgAvg (Multi) .028 .037 .068 .032
30 vs L (2012) .265 .305 .480 .278
31 vs R (2012) .308 .391 .455 .300
38 Split (2012) .043 .087 -.025 .022
39 LgAvg (2012) .030 .040 .071 .035

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BP Articles

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Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/10Ben Lindbergh2013-05-10
This article requires BP Premium accessOverthinking It: Evaluating Early-Season ExperimentsBen Lindbergh2013-05-07
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013Clint Chisam2013-05-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 26Larry Granillo2013-04-27
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 25, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-25
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 22Larry Granillo2013-04-23
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 22, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-22
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Freestyle: Big Spending in FAAB LeaguesMike Gianella2013-04-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 10Larry Granillo2013-04-11
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 11, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Tier Rankings: Third BasemenBret Sayre2013-03-21
This article requires BP Premium accessRumor Roundup: The Battle for the KeystoneDaniel Rathman2013-03-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessTop 100 Dynasty League Prospects: Part Two: 51-100Bret Sayre2013-03-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessTop 100 Dynasty League Prospects: Part Two: 51-100Josh Shepardson2013-03-11
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Auction Values: Fourth Edition, March 11Mike Gianella2013-03-11
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Values BreakdownPaul Singman2013-03-06
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Values BreakdownJason Collette2013-03-06
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24Jason Martinez2013-02-26
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, National LeagueSam Miller2013-02-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Twins Find Their Identical MatchBen Lindbergh2012-12-12
Playoff Prospectus: World Series (and Postseason) RecapSam Miller2012-10-29


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